Pyromys

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Pyromys
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Mus
Subgenus: Pyromys

Pyromys is a subgenus of Mus . Species are endemic to South Asia and parts of Southeast Asia.

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