Mus dumbara
Boyagoda, M. Meegaskumbura, & Manamendra-Arachchi, 2026
Dumbara Valley Spiny Mouse
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Muridae |
| Subfamily | : Murinae |
| Tribe | : Murini |
| Genus | : Mus |
| Subgenus | : Pyromys |
Species status
Authority citation
Boyagoda, S.H., Meegaskumbura, M. and Manamendra-Arachchi, K. 2026-05-26. Mus (Pyromys) dumbara, a new endemic species of spiny mouse (Mammalia, Rodentia, Muridae) from Sri Lanka. ZooKeys 1280:265-285.
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Original name as described
Mus dumbara
Type material
CNM 2026.01.01NH
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Sri Lanka, Puwakpittiya, Matale district, 07°34.73'N, 80°44.18'E, forest edge near a paddy field, 11 March 2004."
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya
Country distribution
Sri Lanka
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Boyagoda, S.H., Meegaskumbura, M. and Manamendra-Arachchi, K. 2026. Mus (Pyromys) dumbara, a new endemic species of spiny mouse (Mammalia, Rodentia, Muridae) from Sri Lanka. ZooKeys 1280:265-285. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1280.163907
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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