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Desert pygmy mouse

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The desert pygmy mouse (Mus indutus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe, where its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. The Wikipedia article that serves as this entry's source says it is territorial but can be found singly, in pairs or in groups, and that it is nocturnal. Its diet consists of grass and other seeds as well as insects. The article also notes that some cases of cannibalism were observed among desert pygmy mice in captivity. It gives no body measurements, lifespan, population figure or conservation category.

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Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
Diet
Granivore 1
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
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Child Taxon Of

Muridae, Taxa
Source Desert pygmy mouse (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Source Desert pygmy mouse (Wikipedia)
Savanna, Biomes
Source Desert pygmy mouse (Wikipedia)
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Source Desert pygmy mouse (Wikipedia)Range sentence
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It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Desert pygmy mouse (Wikipedia)Range sentence
Quote, Range sentence
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Desert pygmy mouse (Wikipedia)Range sentence
Quote, Range sentence
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Desert pygmy mouse (Wikipedia)Range sentence
Quote, Range sentence
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Desert pygmy mouse (Wikipedia)Range sentence
Quote, Range sentence
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Desert pygmy mouse (Wikipedia)Range sentence
Quote, Range sentence
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Sources
1. Desert pygmy mouse (Wikipedia)
  • Behaviour, activity
    It is nocturnal.
  • Behaviour, diet, seeds
    Its diet consists of grass and other seeds
  • Behaviour, diet, insects
    as well as insects
  • Range sentence
    It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
  • In Group: Rodents And Lagomorphs, Lead
    is a species of rodent in the family Muridae
  • Child Taxon Of: Muridae, Lead, family
    is a species of rodent in the family Muridae
  • In Biome: Savanna, Habitat sentence
    dry savanna
  • In Biome: Montane Grasslands and Shrublands, Habitat sentence, high-altitude grassland
    subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland
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