Mus nitidulus
| Mus nitidulus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Mus |
| Species: | M. nitidulus
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| Binomial name | |
| Mus nitidulus Blyth, 1859
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Mus nitidulus is a medium-sized rodent of the genus Mus that appears in central Myanmar.
Origins
The name of the species dates back to 1859, but this is an uncertain figure because of the uncertainty that Mus nitidulus was indeed a separate species from M. booduga than M. cervicolor. Based on these genetic data, the origin of M. nitidulus is estimated to have occurred 1.3 million years ago. The spread of the species includes the area around the lower reaches of the Irrawaddy.
Description
Mus nitidulus is a medium-sized mouse with a soft, fine, flexible, transparent whiskers. They look similar to M. cervicolor and mammae.
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