Mus minotaurus Bate 1942 (house mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

Full reference: D. M. A. Bate. 1942. New Pleistocene Murinæ from Crete. Journal of Natural History 9(49):41-49

Belongs to Mus according to D. M. A. Bate 1942

Sister taxa: Mus albigularis, Mus alexandrinus, Mus bateae, Mus bellus, Mus commissarius, Mus domesticus, Mus erythroleucus, Mus hipparionum, Mus kelleri, Mus magnirostris, Mus mindanensis, Mus musculoides, Mus musculus, Mus pantarensis, Mus pasha, Mus sylvaticus, Mus tagulayensis, Mus todayensis, Mus vulcani, Mus zamboangae, Leggada tenella

Type specimen: BMNH M15950, a maxilla (maxilla with M1–M3). Its type locality is Cave between Canea and Suda, which is in a Pleistocene cave horizon in Greece.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Greece (17 collections)

Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence

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