Pygmy rock mouse

The pygmy rock mouse (Petromyscus collinus) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found in Angola, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Pygmy rock mouse
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Nesomyidae
Genus:	Petromyscus
Species:	P. collinus
Binomial name
Petromyscus collinus (Thomas & Hinton, 1925)

References

• Coetzee, N. & Schlitter, D. 2004. Petromyscus collinus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
• Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.