| Micromys Temporal range: Late Miocene to Recent
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| Eurasian harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Tribe: | Rattini |
| Genus: | Micromys Dehne, 1841 |
| Type species | |
| Micromys agilis Dehne, 1841
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| Species | |
Micromys is a genus of small rodents in the subfamily Murinae. The genus contains two living species: the widespread Eurasian harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) of much of Europe and Asia; and the more restricted Indochinese harvest mouse (Micromys erythrotis) of Vietnam, southern China, and perhaps nearby regions.[1] Fossils of Micromys date back to the Late Miocene and include at least 10 extinct species, which form several lineages.[2]
- ^ Abramov, Meschersky & Rozhnov 2009, p. 58.
- ^ Musser & Carleton 2005, p. 1384.