Algerian mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Algerian mouse Mus spretus Least concern

Where the Algerian mouse lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 2,345 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Mus spretus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	Africa, Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the Algerian mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Algerian mouse in 5 countries and territories across Africa and Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Algerian mouse endangered?

The Algerian mouse’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Algerian mouse?

The Algerian mouse (Mus spretus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Mus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Algerian mouse

The Algerian mouse (Mus spretus), also known as the western Mediterranean mouse, is a wild species of mouse closely related to the house mouse, native to open habitats around the western Mediterranean.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Algerian mouse (revision 1376836657), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q508534 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).