Genus
Mastomys
8 species
The list of species of Mastomys genus
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The list of species of Mastomys genus
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The Natal multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis) is a species of rodent found only in Africa. The Natal multimammate rat has been used as a laboratory animal since 1939 and has great value for researchers.
The southern multimammate mouse or southern African mastomys (Mastomys coucha ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae which is endemic to southern Africa (Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe). It is...
The Guinea multimammate mouse (Mastomys erythroleucus ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the...
The Awash multimammate mouse or Awash mastomys (Mastomys awashensis ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found only in Ethiopia. Phylogentically the Awash multimammate mouse is the sister taxon of the Natal multimammate mouse (M....
Hubert's multimammate mouse, or Hubert's mastomys (Mastomys huberti ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Burkina Faso, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, and Senegal, and possibly Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and Niger.Its natural...
The dwarf multimammate mouse (Serengetimys pernanus ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only member of the genus Serengetimys ; it was formerly classified in the genus Mastomys.It is found in Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania.Its...
Verheyen's multimammate mouse (Mastomys kollmannspergeri ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria, and Sudan.Its natural habitats are dry savanna, intermittent rivers, intermittent freshwater lakes, and...
Shortridge's multimammate mouse (Mastomys shortridgei ) is a rodent species in the family Muridae.It is native to Angola, Botswana and Namibia. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland...
