Ochromyscus Explained

Ochromyscus is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae.^[1]

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

Notes and References

1. 2021-10-01. Phylogenomics of African radiation of Praomyini (Muridae: Murinae) rodents: First fully resolved phylogeny, evolutionary history and delimitation of extant genera. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. en. 163. 107263. 10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107263. 1055-7903. Nicolas. Violaine. Mikula. Ondřej. Lavrenchenko. Leonid A.. Šumbera. Radim. Bartáková. Veronika. Bryjová. Anna. Meheretu. Yonas. Verheyen. Erik. Missoup. Alain Didier. Lemmon. Alan R.. Moriarty Lemmon. Emily. Bryja. Josef. 34273505. 10067/1795280151162165141 . free.
2. Ochromyscus. 20 January 2024.