Temminck's mouse (''Mus musculoides'') is a species of the
genus ''
Mus
Mus or MUS may refer to:
Abbreviations
* MUS, the NATO country code for Mauritius
* MUS, the IATA airport code for Minami Torishima Airport
* MUS, abbreviation for the Centre for Modern Urban Studies on Campus The Hague, Leiden University, Neth ...
'' and of the
subgenus
In biology, a subgenus (plural: 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 t ...
''
Nannomys
''Nannomys'' is a subgenus 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''): implication ...
''.
It is found throughout
West Africa,
Central Africa, and
East Africa
East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territories make up Eastern Africa:
Due to the historical ...
. An adult generally weighs 0.006 kg.
References
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Mus (rodent)
Mammals described in 1853