Biology:Pyromys

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Short description: Subgenus of rodents

Pyromys
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Mus
Subgenus: Pyromys

Pyromys is a subgenus of Mus. Species are endemic to South Asia and parts of Southeast Asia.

Species

  • Ceylon spiny mouse, Mus fernandoni (Sri Lanka)
  • Phillips's mouse, Mus phillipsi (Southwestern India)
  • Flat-haired mouse, Mus platythrix (India)
  • Rock-loving mouse, Mus saxicola (Southern Pakistan, southern Nepal, and India)
  • Shortridge's mouse, Mus shortridgei (Myanmar to southwestern Cambodia and northwestern Vietnam)

Wikidata ☰ Q2755587 entry