Yemeni mouse

Yemeni mouse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Ochromyscus
Species:
O. yemeni
Binomial name
Ochromyscus yemeni
Synonyms

Myomyscus yemeni Sanborn & Hoogstraal, 1953
Myomys fumatus yemeni Sanborn & Hoogstraal, 1953[2]

The Yemeni mouse (Ochromyscus yemeni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[3][4] It is found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.[3] It is the only modern member of the tribe Praomyini to be found outside of Africa.[5]

It was initially described as a subspecies of Myomys fumatus in its 1953 description by Colin Campbell Sanborn and Harry Hoogstraal.[2]

Some parasites found on this species include the mite Laelaps nuttalli.[6] and the flea Xenopsylla cheopis.[2]

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  4. ^ "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  5. ^ Denys, Christiane; Lecompte, Emilie; Taylor, P. J. (21 July 2017). "Diagnoses and contents of new African and Eurasian Murinae (Rodentia, Muridae) tribes" (PDF).
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