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The Cypriot mouse (Mus cypriacus) is a species of mouse endemic to Cyprus. [2] [3] Its primary habitat seems to be the vineyards and fields of the Troödos Mountains region. [4] The mouse was recognized as a new species in 2004 by Thomas Cucchi , a research fellow at the University of Durham. It was formally described in 2006, in the journal ...
There are seventeen mammal species native to Cyprus, excluding feral species. [1] Most of the land mammals have been introduced, with only the Cypriot mouse being endemic. The other mammal species present on the islands during the Late Pleistocene, including the Cyprus dwarf hippopotamus, the Cyprus dwarf elephant, and Cyprus genet, are extinct.
Cyprus also has over 380 species of bird due to being on migration routes between Africa, Europe and western Asia including Eleonora's falcon (Falco eleonorae), flamingo and the imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca). There are two endemic species of songbirds, the Cyprus warbler (Sylvia melanothorax) and the Cyprus wheatear (Oenanthe cypriaca). Both ...
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Cypriot mouse, Mus cypriacus (Cyprus) Servant mouse, Mus famulus (Southwestern India) Sheath-tailed mouse, Mus fragilicauda (Thailand and Laos) Macedonian mouse, Mus macedonicus (Balkans to Israel and Iran) House mouse, Mus musculus (introduced worldwide) Mus nitidulus (Central Myanmar) Steppe mouse, Mus spicilegus (Austria to southern Ukraine ...
Mouse of the subgenus Mus. The following is a list of Mus subgenera, species, and subspecies: [4] Coelomys. Mus crociduroides (Sumatran shrew-like mouse) Mus mayori (Mayor's mouse) Mus pahari (Gairdner's shrewmouse) Mus vulcani (volcano mouse) Mus. Mus booduga (little Indian field mouse) Mus caroli (Ryukyu mouse) Mus cervicolor (fawn-colored mouse)
In the 11th-century tomb 49 from Palaepaphos-Skales three bronze obeloi with inscriptions in Cypriot syllabic script have been found, one of which bears the name of Opheltas. This is the first indication of Greek language use on the island, although it is written in the Cypriot syllabary that remained in use down to the 3rd century BC.
This list contains circa 2,700 species in 518 genera in the order Rodentia. [1] Suborder Hystricomorpha ... Trinomys myosuros - Mouse-tailed Atlantic spiny rat;