Micromys

Micromys
Micromys
Temporal range: Late Miocene to Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Subfamily: Murinae
Genus: Micromys
Dehne, 1841
Type species
Micromys agilis
Dehne, 1841

(= Mus minutus Pallas, 1771)
Species
  • Micromys erythrotis
  • Micromys minutus

and various fossil species

Micromys is a genus of small rodents in the subfamily Murinae without close relations to any other murine genus.[1] It contains two living species: the widespread Eurasian harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) of much of Europe and Asia and the more restricted Micromys erythrotis of Vietnam, southern China, and perhaps nearby regions.[2] Fossils of Micromys date back to the Late Miocene and include at least ten extinct species, which form several lineages.[3]

References

  1. ^ Musser & Carleton 2005, pp. 1383–1384.
  2. ^ Abramov, Meschersky & Rozhnov 2009, p. 58.
  3. ^ Musser & Carleton 2005, p. 1384.

Literature cited

  • Abramov, A.V.; Meschersky, I.G.; Rozhnov, V.V. (2009). "On the taxonomic status of the harvest mouse Micromys minutus (Rodentia: Muridae) from Vietnam". Zootaxa 2199: 58–68. 
  • Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore, Maryland: The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.