Gray-bellied pygmy mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the gray-bellied pygmy mouse lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Mus triton
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the gray-bellied pygmy mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the gray-bellied pygmy mouse in 2 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 gray-bellied pygmy mouse endangered?

The gray-bellied 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 gray-bellied pygmy mouse?

The gray-bellied pygmy mouse (Mus triton) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Mus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the gray-bellied pygmy mouse

The gray-bellied pygmy mouse (Mus triton) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and arable land.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Gray-bellied pygmy mouse (revision 1371441881), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1511188 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).