| Desert pygmy mouse | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Mus |
| Species: | M. indutus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mus indutus (Thomas, 1910) | |
The desert pygmy mouse (Mus indutus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
Behaviour
The desert pygmy mouse is territorial, but it can be found singularly, in pairs or in groups. It is nocturnal. Its diet consists of grass and other seeds, as well as insects.
For Desert pygmy mice in captivity some cases of cannibalism were observed.
References
- Monadjem, A. (2008). "Mus indutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T13964A4372546. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T13964A4372546.en.
- Kingdon, Jonathan (Hrsg.): . Band IV. A & C Black, 2013, p. 481–482
- Namibian Tourist Guide: Animals
- Captive African Pygmy Mouse Diet
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Mus indutus | |
| Mesembriomys argurus indutus | |
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