Mus mayori is a species of rodent in the genus Mus, the mice. Its common names include Mayor's mouse, highland rat,[1] and spiny mouse.[2] It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[1]
This mouse lives in tropical and subtropical forest types and wet grassland habitat. It is fossorial, seeking shelter by digging burrows. It is nocturnal.[1]
This species is widespread in parts of Sri Lanka but it faces a number of threats, including deforestation and domestic cats.[1]
There are two subspecies, M. m. mayori and M. m. pococki. A recent study catalogued the parasites associated with subspecies pococki: a mite of genus Echinolaelaps, a tick of genus Ixodes, and the sucking lousePolyplax spinulosa.[3] A new species of pseudoscorpion was found on the mouse, described, and named Megachernes kanneliyensis.[4] The mouse also carries the native Sri Lankan fleaStivalius phoberus.[5]
Referencesedit
^ abcdede A. Goonatilake, W., et al. Mus mayori. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008. Downloaded on 07 January 2016.
^Wijesinghe, M. R. Predicting effects of rainforest fragmentation from live trapping studies of small mammals in Sri Lanka.[permanent dead link]Journal of Threatened Taxa 4(6): 2629-2636.
^Ratnaweera, P. B., et al. (2010). Parasitic associations of a threatened Sri Lankan rainforest rodent, Mus mayor pococki (Rodentia: Muridae).[permanent dead link]Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2(6), 901-907.
^Harvey, M. S., et al. (2012). A new species of the pseudoscorpion genus Megachernes (Pseudoscorpiones: Chernetidae) associated with a threatened Sri Lankan rainforest rodent, with a review of host associations of Megachernes. Journal of Natural History, 46(41-42), 2519-2535.
^Yathramullage, S., Meegaskumbura, M., and Meegaskumbura, S. (2014). Record of five new endemic small mammal hosts for four ectoparasite species from Sri Lanka. 2016-03-04 at the Wayback MachineJournal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 17 473-476.
External linksedit
Wilson, D. E. & Reeder, D. M. Mus (Coelomys) mayori. Mammal Species of the World. Third Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press.
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mayor, mouse, mayori, species, rodent, genus, mice, common, names, include, highland, spiny, mouse, endemic, lanka, conservation, statusvulnerable, iucn, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, chordataclass, mammaliaorder, rodentia. Mus mayori is a species of rodent in the genus Mus the mice Its common names include Mayor s mouse highland rat 1 and spiny mouse 2 It is endemic to Sri Lanka 1 Mayor s mouseConservation statusVulnerable IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOrder RodentiaFamily MuridaeGenus MusSpecies M mayoriBinomial nameMus mayori Thomas 1915 SubspeciesMus mayori mayoriMus mayori pocockiThis mouse lives in tropical and subtropical forest types and wet grassland habitat It is fossorial seeking shelter by digging burrows It is nocturnal 1 This species is widespread in parts of Sri Lanka but it faces a number of threats including deforestation and domestic cats 1 There are two subspecies M m mayori and M m pococki A recent study catalogued the parasites associated with subspecies pococki a mite of genus Echinolaelaps a tick of genus Ixodes and the sucking louse Polyplax spinulosa 3 A new species of pseudoscorpion was found on the mouse described and named Megachernes kanneliyensis 4 The mouse also carries the native Sri Lankan flea Stivalius phoberus 5 References edit a b c d e de A Goonatilake W et al Mus mayori The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008 Downloaded on 07 January 2016 Wijesinghe M R Predicting effects of rainforest fragmentation from live trapping studies of small mammals in Sri Lanka permanent dead link Journal of Threatened Taxa 4 6 2629 2636 Ratnaweera P B et al 2010 Parasitic associations of a threatened Sri Lankan rainforest rodent Mus mayor pococki Rodentia Muridae permanent dead link Journal of Threatened Taxa 2 6 901 907 Harvey M S et al 2012 A new species of the pseudoscorpion genus Megachernes Pseudoscorpiones Chernetidae associated with a threatened Sri Lankan rainforest rodent with a review of host associations of Megachernes Journal of Natural History 46 41 42 2519 2535 Yathramullage S Meegaskumbura M and Meegaskumbura S 2014 Record of five new endemic small mammal hosts for four ectoparasite species from Sri Lanka Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine Journal of Asia Pacific Entomology 17 473 476 External links editWilson D E amp Reeder D M Mus Coelomys mayori Mammal Species of the World Third Edition Johns Hopkins University Press nbsp This Mus article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mayor 27s mouse amp oldid 1108191195, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
