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Phillips's Mouse

Mus phillipsi

Order
Rodentia
Family
Muridae
Genus
Mus
IUCN status
LC
Distribution
India
Realm
Indomalaya

Other names: Wroughton's Small Spiny Mouse

About this species

Habitat
Subtropical or tropical dry forest and dry lowland grassland, and hot desert
Range
Endemic to India

Phillips's mouse is found only in India. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and hot deserts, and it is threatened by habitat loss (Wikipedia, general species account).

The cached account is short and gives no description, measurements, diet or breeding information, so this entry is limited to range and habitat (Wikipedia, general species account).

Description: Wildlife of India guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

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