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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER MYOMORPHA
--> SUPERFAMILY Muroidea
--> FAMILY Muridae
--> SUBFAMILY Murinae
--> GENUS Mus
--> SUBGENUS Pyromys
SPECIES Mus (Pyromys) fernandoni
| Author: | Phillips, 1932. | | Citation: | Spolia Zeylan., 16: 325. | | Common Name: | Ceylon Spiny Mouse | | Type Locality: | Sri Lanka, Mulhalkelle Dist., Kubalgamuwa, 3000 ft (915 m). | | Distribution: | Endemic to Sri Lanka. | | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | | Comments: | Subgenus Pyromys. Revised by J. T. Marshall, Jr. (1977b); reviewed by Corbet and Hill (1992) and Phillips (1980). |
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