Psammomys
Today, Psammomys has become a topic of great relevance and interest to a wide spectrum of society. From its impact on the economy to its influence on political decisions, Psammomys has positioned itself as a central topic in current conversations and discussions. In order to better understand this phenomenon, it is important to analyze its different dimensions and consequences. In this article, we will explore in depth the various facets of Psammomys and how they have shaped and impacted our environment.
| Psammomys Temporal range: Late Pleistocene – Recent
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| Fat sand rat (Psammomys obesus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Subtribe: | Rhombomyina |
| Genus: | Psammomys Cretzschmar, 1828 |
| Type species | |
| Psammomys obesus | |
| Species | |
Psammomys is a genus of rodents in the family Muridae.[1]
The etymology of the genus name derives from the two Ancient Greek words ψάμμος (psámmos), meaning "sand", and μῦς (mûs), meaning "mouse, rat".[2][3]
The complete nuclear DNA genome of one Psamomys species, P. obesus, has been sequenced in 2017.[4]
It contains the following species:
- Fat sand rat, Psammomys obesus
- Thin sand rat, Psammomys vexillaris
References
- ^ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Genus Psammomys". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Bailly, Anatole (1981-01-01). Abrégé du dictionnaire grec français. Paris: Hachette. ISBN 2010035283. OCLC 461974285.
- ^ Bailly, Anatole. "Greek-french dictionary online". www.tabularium.be. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ^ Hargreaves, Adam D.; Zhou, Long; Christensen, Josef; Marlétaz, Ferdinand; Liu, Shiping; Li, Fang; Jansen, Peter Gildsig; Spiga, Enrico; Hansen, Matilde Thye; Pedersen, Signe Vendelbo Horn; Biswas, Shameek; Serikawa, Kyle; Fox, Brian A.; Taylor, William R.; Mulley, John Frederick; Zhang, Guojie; Heller, R. Scott; Holland, Peter W. H. (2017-07-18). "Genome sequence of a diabetes-prone rodent reveals a mutation hotspot around the ParaHox gene cluster". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114 (29): 7677–7682. Bibcode:2017PNAS..114.7677H. doi:10.1073/pnas.1702930114. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 5530673. PMID 28674003.
