Yemeni mouse | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Ochromyscus |
Species: | O. yemeni |
Binomial name | |
Ochromyscus yemeni (Sanborn & Hoogstraal, 1953) | |
Synonyms | |
Myomyscus yemeniSanborn & Hoogstraal, 1953 |
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]
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]