Free State pygmy mouse
| Free State pygmy mouse | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Mus |
| Species: | M. orangiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Mus orangiae (Roberts, 1926)
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The Free State pygmy mouse or Orange mouse (Mus orangiae) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Lesotho and South Africa.[1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, arable land, and pastureland.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Monadjem, A.; Coetzee, N. (2008). "Mus orangiae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T13974A4376344. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T13974A4376344.en.
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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