Ochromyscus
Rock mouse of the Arabian Peninsula
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Ochromyscus is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae.[1]
| Ochromyscus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Tribe: | Praomyini |
| Genus: | Ochromyscus Nicolas et al., 2021 |
| Species | |
It contains three species from Sub-Saharan Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, both of which were formerly classified in Myomyscus:[2]
- Brockman's rock mouse, Ochromyscus brockmani
- Snowy white-bellied rock mouse, Ochromyscus niveiventris
- Yemeni mouse, Ochromyscus yemeni