Kerman brush-tailed mouse
Species of mammal
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The Kerman brush-tailed mouse (Calomyscus kermanensis) is a species of mouse-like hamster native to Iran.[1] It was described in 2023 by a group of researchers from the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad and Yasouj University in Iran. The species was distinguished from other members of its genus based on unique variations in its mitochondrial DNA and its particularly tall cranium. Its type locality is the Sirch region of Kerman province, Iran.[2]
| Kerman brush-tailed mouse | |
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| Holotype of C. kermanensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Calomyscidae |
| Genus: | Calomyscus |
| Species: | C. kermanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Calomyscus kermanensis Dezhman, Akbarirad, Aliabadian, Siahsarvie, Shafaeipour, & Mirshamsi, 2023 | |
The Kerman brush-tailed mouse is found on rocky mountainside habitats with sparse vegetation throughout the Zagros Mountains in the south of Iran. Its populations appear to be heavily fragmented, but no major threats to the species are known.[2]
