Ochromyscus is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae.[1]
| Ochromyscus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Tribe: | Praomyini |
| Genus: | Ochromyscus Nicolas et al., 2021 |
| Species | |
It contains three species from Sub-Saharan Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, both of which were formerly classified in Myomyscus:[2]
- Brockman's rock mouse, Ochromyscus brockmani
- Snowy white-bellied rock mouse, Ochromyscus niveiventris
- Yemeni mouse, Ochromyscus yemeni
References
edit- ^ Nicolas, Violaine; Mikula, Ondřej; Lavrenchenko, Leonid A.; Šumbera, Radim; Bartáková, Veronika; Bryjová, Anna; Meheretu, Yonas; Verheyen, Erik; Missoup, Alain Didier; Lemmon, Alan R.; Moriarty Lemmon, Emily; Bryja, Josef (2021-10-01). "Phylogenomics of African radiation of Praomyini (Muridae: Murinae) rodents: First fully resolved phylogeny, evolutionary history and delimitation of extant genera". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 163: 107263. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107263. hdl:10067/1795280151162165141. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 34273505.
- ^ "Ochromyscus". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 20 January 2024.