Desert pygmy mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the desert pygmy mouse lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Mus indutus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the desert pygmy mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the desert pygmy mouse in 3 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 desert pygmy mouse endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the desert pygmy mouse?

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

About the desert pygmy mouse

The desert pygmy mouse (Mus indutus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Desert pygmy mouse (revision 1371321832), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q406829 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).