The Yemeni mouse (Ochromyscus yemeni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[3][4] It is found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.[3] It is the only modern member of the tribe Praomyini to be found outside of Africa.[5]

Yemeni mouse
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Ochromyscus
Species:
O. yemeni
Binomial name
Ochromyscus yemeni
Synonyms

Myomyscus yemeni Sanborn & Hoogstraal, 1953
Myomys fumatus yemeni Sanborn & Hoogstraal, 1953[2]

It was initially described as a subspecies of Myomys fumatus in its 1953 description by Colin Campbell Sanborn and Harry Hoogstraal.[2]

Some parasites found on this species include the mite Laelaps nuttalli.[6] and the flea Xenopsylla cheopis.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Cassola, F. (2019). "Myomyscus yemeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T14096A22416270. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T14096A22416270.en. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Sanborn, Colin Campbell; Hoogstraal, Harry (1953). "Some mammals of Yemen and their ectoparasites". Fieldiana: Zoology. 34 (23): 241–242.
  3. ^ a b 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. 1415. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  4. ^ "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  5. ^ Denys, Christiane; Lecompte, Emilie; Taylor, P. J. (21 July 2017). "Diagnoses and contents of new African and Eurasian Murinae (Rodentia, Muridae) tribes" (PDF).
  6. ^ Radford, Charles D. (1954). "Some Mites of Yemen: Collected by the Medical Mission of the United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3". Fieldiana: Zoology. 34 (28): 309.

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