Dwarf multimammate mouse

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The dwarf multimammate mouse (Serengetimys pernanus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only member of the genus Serengetimys; it was formerly classified in the genus Mastomys.[2][3]

Dwarf multimammate mouse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Tribe: Praomyini
Genus: Serengetimys
Nicolas et al., 2021
Species:
S. pernanus
Binomial name
Serengetimys pernanus
(Kershaw, 1921)

It is found in Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is savanna, such as that present in the famous Serengeti National Park, which gave the genus its name.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Granjon, L., Van der Straeten, E., Corti, M. & Agwanda, B. 2004. Mastomys pernanus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
  2. ^ Nicolas, Violaine; Mikula, Ondřej; Lavrenchenko, Leonid A.; Šumbera, Radim; Bartáková, Veronika; Bryjová, Anna; Meheretu, Yonas; Verheyen, Erik; Missoup, Alain Didier; Lemmon, Alan R.; Moriarty Lemmon, Emily; Bryja, Josef (2021-10-01). "Phylogenomics of African radiation of Praomyini (Muridae: Murinae) rodents: First fully resolved phylogeny, evolutionary history and delimitation of extant genera". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 163: 107263. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107263. hdl:10067/1795280151162165141. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 34273505.
  3. ^ "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  4. ^ "Čeští vědci popsali pět nových rodů afrických savců - Akademie věd České republiky". www.avcr.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2021-08-20.