Matthey's mouse (Mus mattheyi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. Matthey's mouse was first described by Francis Petter (1923–2012) in 1969 and was named after Robert Matthey (1900–1982).
Matthey's mouse | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Mus |
Species: | M. mattheyi
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Binomial name | |
Mus mattheyi Petter, 1969
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It is found in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Senegal, Togo, and possibly also in Benin, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau.
References
edit- ^ Granjon, L. (2016). "Mus mattheyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13968A22404270. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T13968A22404270.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- 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. p. 1396. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.