NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Macedonian Mouse
Mus (Mus) macedonicus Petrov & Ruzic, 1983
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Balkan Short-tailed Mouse (Mus macedonicus) in Iran
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Macedonian mouse (Mus macedonicus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae and order Rodentia. This rodent occurs in the south Balkans, Asia Minor, the Caucasus and the Middle East south to Israel and Jordan and east to Iran. It is considered part of a Palearctic group along with three other species: the house mouse, steppe mouse, and Algerian mouse.
Wikipedia contributors, Macedonian mouse; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:18:45.050098+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Mus (Mus) macedonicus Petrov & Ruzic, 1983
- Name authority
- Petrov & Ruzic, 1983
- Common name
- Macedonian Mouse
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Muridae
- Genus
- Mus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
- suborderMyomorpha Brandt, 1855
- superfamilyMuroidea Illiger, 1811
- familyMuridae Illiger, 1811
- subfamilyMurinae Illiger, 1811
- genusMus Linnaeus, 1758
- subgenusMus Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesMus (Mus) macedonicus Petrov & Ruzic, 1983
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Mus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Baoule's MouseMus (Nannomys) baoulei (Vermeiren & Verheyen, 1980) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Little Indian Field MouseMus (Mus) booduga (Gray, 1837) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Toad MouseMus (Nannomys) bufo (Thomas, 1906) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Callewaert's MouseMus (Nannomys) callewaerti (Thomas, 1925) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ryukyu MouseMus (Mus) caroli Bonhote, 1902 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fawn-colored MouseMus (Mus) cervicolor Hodgson, 1845 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cook's MouseMus (Mus) cookii Ryley, 1914 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hausa MouseMus (Nannomys) haussa (Thomas & Hinton, 1920) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mahomet MouseMus (Nannomys) mahomet Rhoads, 1896 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Matthey's MouseMus (Nannomys) mattheyi F. Petter, 1969 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Subsaharan Pygmy MouseMus (Nannomys) musculoides Temminck, 1853 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mus (Mus) nitidulus Blyth, 1859 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=585389 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:44NHK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.