White-tailed mouse
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Mystromyinae
Species : Mystromys albicaudatus
The White-tailed mouse, white-tailed rat is listed as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the whitetailed mouse
A young / baby of a whitetailed mouse is called a 'pinkie, kitten or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A whitetailed mouse group is called a 'nest, colony, harvest, horde or mischief'.Some facts about the
White-tailed mouse
Adult weight : 0.106 kg (0.2332 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 6 years
Female maturity :109 days
Gestation : 38 days
Weaning : 32 days
Litter size : 3
Interval between litters : 36 days
Weight at birth : 0.007 kg (0.0154 lbs)
Weight at weaning : 0.04 kg (0.088 lbs)
Basal metabolic rate : 1 W
Body mass : 0.094 kg (0.2068 lbs)
Temperature : 32.85 °C (91.13 °F)
Facts about the white-tailed mouse
White-tailed ratThe White-tailed Rat, Mystromys albicaudatus, also known as the white-tailed mouse, is the only member of the subfamily Mystromyinae in the family Nesomyidae.
The White-tailed Rat, Mystromys albicaudatus, also known as the white-tailed mouse, is the only member of the subfamily Mystromyinae in the family Nesomyidae. (Wiki)
(Smith, 1834) The White-tailed Rat, Mystromys albicaudatus, also known as the white-tailed mouse, is the only member of the subfamily Mystromyinae in the family Nesomyidae. (Full text)
The icerat (Otomys slogetti) is the only mammal endemic to Lesotho, whilst the white-tailed rat (Mystromys albicaudatus) is the only red data mammal in Lesotho. (Full text)
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