Dalton's mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Dalton's mouse lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Praomys daltoni
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the Dalton's mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Dalton's mouse in 7 countries and territories across Africa.

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 Dalton's mouse endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Dalton's mouse?

The Dalton's mouse (Praomys daltoni) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Praomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Dalton's mouse

Dalton's mouse or Dalton's praomys (Praomys daltoni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Togo.

Its natural habitats are dry savanna, rocky areas, and urban areas.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Dalton's mouse (revision 1142817739), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1763189 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).