''Nannomys'' is a
subgenus
In biology, a subgenus ( subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.
In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between the ge ...
of the rodent genus ''
Mus'', the mice. They are known as the African pygmy mice.
[Veyrunes, F., et al. (2005)]
Molecular phylogeny of the African pygmy mice, subgenus ''Nannomys'' (Rodentia, Murinae, ''Mus''): implications for chromosomal evolution.
''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'', 36(2), 358-369. These species are native to
sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lie south of the Sahara. These include Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the list of sovereign states and ...
, where they can be found in many types of habitat.
[ There are 20 species.][Veyrunes, F., et al. (2006)]
Phylogenomics of the genus ''Mus'' (Rodentia; Muridae): extensive genome repatterning is not restricted to the house mouse.
''Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences'', 273(1604), 2925-2934.
Species include:
* Baoule's mouse, ''Mus baoulei'' (Ivory Coast to Guinea)
* Toad mouse, ''Mus bufo'' (Mountains of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and neighboring parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo)
* Callewaert's mouse, ''Mus callewaerti'' (Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo)
* Gounda mouse, ''Mus goundae'' (Central African Republic)
* Hausa mouse, ''Mus haussa'' (Senegal to northern Nigeria)
* Ethiopian striped mouse, ''Mus imberbis'' (Ethiopia) (formerly classified in its own genus, ''Muriculus'')Setzer's pygmy mouse
Setzer's pygmy mouse (''Mus setzeri'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found in Botswana, Namibia, and Zambia.
Its natural habitats are dry savanna, rivers, freshwater lakes, and intermittent freshwater lakes.
References
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, ''Mus setzeri'' (Northeastern Namibia, Botswana, and western Zambia)
* Thomas's pygmy mouse, ''Mus sorella'' (Eastern Cameroon to western Tanzania)
* Delicate mouse, ''Mus tenellus'' (Sudan to southern Somalia and central Tanzania)
* Gray-bellied pygmy mouse, ''Mus triton'' (Southern Ethiopia to central Angola and Malawi)
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Animal subgenera
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