Coelomys Explained

Coelomys is a subgenus of the rodent genus Mus, the mice. This subgenus is native to Southeast Asia.^[1]

Species:^[2]

• Mus crociduroides  - Sumatran shrewlike mouse (Western Sumatra)
• Mus mayori  - Mayor's mouse (Sri Lanka)
• Mus pahari  - Gairdner's shrewmouse, Indochinese shrewlike mouse, Sikkim mouse (Northeastern India to southwestern Cambodia and northern Vietnam)
• Mus vulcani  - volcano mouse, Javan shrewlike mouse (Western Java)

Notes and References

1. Chevret, P., Veyrunes, F., & Britton-Davidian, J. (2005). Molecular phylogeny of the genus Mus (Rodentia: Murinae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear data. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 84(3), 417-427.
2. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=970552 Mus (Coelomys) Thomas, 1915.