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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classMammalia
  4. ›orderRodentia
  5. ›familyMuridae
  6. ›genusMus
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IUCN LC · Least concern

Setzer's Mouse

Mus setzeri F.Petter, 1978

Also calledSetzer-Zwergmaus (deu) · Souris de Setzer (fra) · botswananhiiri (fin) · mysz jeziorna (pol) · myš Setzerova (ces) · Мышь Сетцера (rus) · ナミビアハツカネズミ (jpn)

First described in: Mammalia vol.42 p.377

Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF

discussion

Discussion: Subgenus Nannomys. A unique desert species reviewed by Vermeiren and Verheyen (1983), Meester et al. (1986), Skinner and Smithers (1990), and de Graaff (1997 k).

Order Rodentia - Family Muridae

distribution

Distribution: NE Namibia, NW and S Botswana, and W Zambia (Vermeiren and Verheyen, 1983).

Order Rodentia - Family Muridae

materials_examined

Type Locality: Botswana, 82 km west of Mohembo (near Namibian border).

Order Rodentia - Family Muridae

discussion

COMMENTS: Subgenus Nannomys. A unique desert species reviewed by Vermeiren and Verheyen (1983) and Skinner and Smithers (1990).

Order Rodentia - Family Muridae

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2438803.