Yemeni mouse explained

The Yemeni mouse (Ochromyscus yemeni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.^[1] It is found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen. It is the only modern member of the tribe Praomyini to be found outside of Africa.^[2]

It was initially described as a subspecies of Myomys fumatus in its 1953 description by Colin Campbell Sanborn and Harry Hoogstraal.

Some parasites found on this species include the mite Laelaps nuttalli. and the flea Xenopsylla cheopis.

Further reading

• Lecompte. Émilie. Granjon. Laurent. Peterhans. Julian Kerbis. Denys. Christiane. Cytochrome b-based phylogeny of the Praomys group (Rodentia, Murinae): a new African radiation?. Comptes Rendus Biologies. 2002. 325. 7. 827–840. 10.1016/S1631-0691(02)01488-9. 12360851.
• Bryja. Josef. Mikula. Ondřej. Šumbera. Radim. Meheretu. Yonas. Aghová. Tatiana. Lavrenchenko. Leonid A. Mazoch. Vladimír. Oguge. Nicholas. Mbau. Judith S. Welegerima. Kiros. Amundala. Nicaise. Colyn. Marc. Leirs. Herwig. Verheyen. Erik. Pan-African phylogeny of Mus (subgenus Nannomys) reveals one of the most successful mammal radiations in Africa. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 2014. 14. 1. 12. 10.1186/s12862-014-0256-2. 25496476. 4280006. free.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Explore the Database. 2021-08-20. www.mammaldiversity.org.
2. Web site: Denys. Christiane. Lecompte. Emilie. Taylor. P. J.. 21 July 2017. Diagnoses and contents of new African and Eurasian Murinae (Rodentia, Muridae) tribes.