Temminck's mouse (''Mus musculoides'') is a species of the

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'' Mus'' and of the subgenus '' Nannomys''. It is found throughout

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, and East Africa. An adult generally weighs 0.006 kg.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q1761264 Mus (rodent) Mammals described in 1853