''Pyromys'' 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 ''
Mus''. Species are endemic to
South Asia
South Asia is the southern Subregion#Asia, subregion of Asia that is defined in both geographical and Ethnicity, ethnic-Culture, cultural terms. South Asia, with a population of 2.04 billion, contains a quarter (25%) of the world's populatio ...
and parts of
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Mainland Au ...
.
Species
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Ceylon spiny mouse, ''Mus fernandoni'' (Sri Lanka)
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Phillips's mouse, ''Mus phillipsi'' (Southwestern India)
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Flat-haired mouse, ''Mus platythrix'' (India)
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Rock-loving mouse, ''Mus saxicola'' (Southern Pakistan, southern Nepal, and India)
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Shortridge's mouse, ''Mus shortridgei'' (Myanmar to southwestern Cambodia and northwestern Vietnam)
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Animal subgenera
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