Gray-bellied pygmy mouse

Gray-bellied pygmy mouse
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Muridae
Genus:Mus
Species: M. triton
Binomial name
Mus triton
(Thomas, 1909)

The gray-bellied pygmy mouse (Mus triton) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and arable land.

References

  1. Dieterlen, F.; Agwanda, B. (2008). "Mus triton". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T13988A4379335. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T13988A4379335.en. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  • Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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