Mus magnirostris Mearns 1905 (house mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

Full reference: E. A. Mearns. 1905. Descriptions of new genera and species of mammals from the Philippine Islands. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 28(1402):425-460

Belongs to Mus according to E. A. Mearns 1905

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

Type specimen: USNM 125212, a skull

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Mus magnirostris in the database

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