| Earth-colored mouse | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Mus |
| Species: | M. terricolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Mus terricolor Blyth, 1851 | |
| Synonyms | |
Mus dunni | |
Theearth-colored mouse (Mus terricolor) is a species ofrodent in the familyMuridae.It is found inIndia, possiblyIndonesia,Nepal, andPakistan. The earth-colored mouse lives in cultivated fields in raised moist mounds of Earth, where they burrow and locate their nest about 20 cm or 8 inches deep.[2] Living in a raised mound of soil offers them more oxygen flow from air coming through the surrounding sides as well as from above. In contrast, their co-existing sibling speciesMus booduga burrow in the flat parts of the field, which allows forniche differentiation.
