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