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Guinea multimammate mouse
Adult weight : 0.038 kg (0.0836 lbs)
Female maturity :137 days
Gestation : 21 days
Litter size : 7
Weight at weaning : 0.023 kg (0.0506 lbs)
Guinea multimammate mouse
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Species : Mastomys erythroleucus
The Guinea multimammate mouse is listed as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Guinea multimammate mouse
A young / baby of a Guinea multimammate mouse is called a 'pinkie, kitten or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A Guinea multimammate mouse group is called a 'nest, colony, harvest, horde or mischief'.Countries
Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Congo, Republic of the, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, GuineaBissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo and UgandaHabitats
Arable Land, Artificial / Aquatic & Marine, Artificial / Aquatic - Irrigated Land (includes irrigation channels), Artificial / Terrestrial, Dry savanna, Forest, Moist savanna, Rural Gardens, Savanna, Shrubland, Subtropical / Tropical Dry forest, Subtropical / Tropical Dry Shrubland, Subtropical / Tropical Moist Shrubland and Urban Areas
Facts about the Guinea multimammate mouse
Only one species (Mastomys erythroleucus) is present in all parts of the country. (Full text)