Myomyscus
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Myomyscus
Shortridge, 1942
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Myomyscus angolensis |
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Myomyscus is a genus of rodent. Species in this genus are often placed in the genus Myomys Thomas, 1915, but the type specimen for Myomys is actually a Mastomys. Other species that had been previously assigned to Myomys are now considered to belong to the genera Praomys and Stenocephalemys.
Species
- Genus Myomyscus
- Angolan Multimammate Mouse, Myomyscus angolensis Bocage, 1890
- Brockman's Rock Mouse, Myomyscus brockmani Thomas, 1908
- Verreaux's Mouse, Myomyscus verreauxii Smith, 1834
- Yemeni Mouse, Myomyscus yemeni Sanborn & Hoogstraal, 1953
References
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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