Mayor's mouse




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Mayor's mouse

Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Species : Mus mayori

 

The Mayor's mouse is listed as Near Threatened (Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, or LR/nt), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Mayor
A young / baby of a Mayor is called a 'pinkie, kitten or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A Mayor group is called a 'nest, colony, harvest, horde or mischief'.
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Sri Lanka

Facts about the Mayor's mouse

Mayor's Mouse or Mus mayori is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Near Threatened . (Full text)

1. Mus, genus Mus -- (type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; upper incisors have a square-notched tip)
Mus
genus Mus
(Source WordNet)

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