Temminck's mouse (''Mus musculoides'') is a species of the
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
''
Mus'' and of the
subgenus ''
Nannomys''.
It is found throughout
West Africa
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,
Central Africa
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, and
East Africa. An adult generally weighs 0.006 kg.
References
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Mus (rodent)
Mammals described in 1853