''Nannomys'' is a
subgenus of the rodent genus ''
Mus'', the mice. They are known as the African pygmy mice.
[Veyrunes, F., et al. (2005)]
Molecular phylogeny of the African pygmy mice, subgenus ''Nannomys'' (Rodentia, Murinae, ''Mus''): implications for chromosomal evolution.
''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'', 36(2), 358-369. These species are native to
sub-Saharan Africa, where they can be found in many types of habitat.
[ There are 20 species.][Veyrunes, F., et al. (2006)]
Phylogenomics of the genus ''Mus'' (Rodentia; Muridae): extensive genome repatterning is not restricted to the house mouse.
''Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences'', 273(1604), 2925-2934.
Species include:
* Baoule's mouse, ''Mus baoulei'' (Ivory Coast to Guinea)
* Toad mouse, ''Mus bufo'' (Mountains of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and neighboring parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo)
* Callewaert's mouse, ''Mus callewaerti'' (Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo)
*Gounda mouse
The Gounda mouse (''Mus goundae'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found only in Central African Republic, around the Gounda River.
Its natural habitat is moist savanna
A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassla ...
, ''Mus goundae'' (Central African Republic)
* Hausa mouse, ''Mus haussa'' (Senegal to northern Nigeria)
*Ethiopian striped mouse
The Ethiopian striped mouse or striped-back mouse (''Mus imberbis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is only found in Ethiopia. It was formerly classified in the monotypic genus ''Muriculus'', but phylogenetic evidence supports ...
, ''Mus imberbis'' (Ethiopia) (formerly classified in its own genus, ''Muriculus'')African pygmy mouse
The African pygmy mouse (''Mus minutoides'') is one of the smallest rodents. It is widespread within sub-Saharan Africa, and is kept as a pet in other parts of the world. Like the common house mouse, it is a member of the enormous superfamily Mur ...
, ''Mus minutoides'' (Zimbabwe, Southern Mozambique, South Africa)
* Temminck's mouse, ''Mus musculoides'' (Africa south of the Sahara, excluding the range of ''Mus minutoides'')
* Neave's mouse, ''Mus neavei'' (Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to northeastern South Africa)
* Free State pygmy mouse, ''Mus orangiae'' (South Africa)
* Oubangui mouse, ''Mus oubanguii'' (Central African Republic)
* Peters's mouse, ''Mus setulosus'' (Senegal to Ethiopia and western Kenya)
* Setzer's pygmy mouse, ''Mus setzeri'' (Northeastern Namibia, Botswana, and western Zambia)
* Thomas's pygmy mouse, ''Mus sorella'' (Eastern Cameroon to western Tanzania)
* Delicate mouse, ''Mus tenellus'' (Sudan to southern Somalia and central Tanzania)
* Gray-bellied pygmy mouse, ''Mus triton'' (Southern Ethiopia to central Angola and Malawi)
References
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Animal subgenera
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