Harenna mouse

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Harenna mouse
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Mus
Subgenus: Nannomys
Species:
M. harennensis
Binomial name
Mus harennensis

The Harenna mouse (Mus harennensis) is a species of mouse in the subgenus Nannomys found in the Harenna Forest, Bale Mountains National Park, southern Ethiopia. [1]

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References

  1. Krásová, J.; et al. (2022). "A new rodent species of the genus Mus (Rodentia: Muridae) confirms the biogeographical uniqueness of the isolated forests of southern Ethiopia". Organisms Diversity & Evolution. 22 (2). Springer Nature: 491–509. doi:10.1007/s13127-022-00539-x. S2CID   246405287.