Pygmy rock mouse

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Pygmy rock mouse
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Nesomyidae
Genus: Petromyscus
Species:
P. collinus
Binomial name
Petromyscus collinus
(Thomas & Hinton, 1925)

The pygmy rock mouse (Petromyscus collinus) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found in Angola, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

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