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

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

Scientific name	Mus mattheyi
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 Matthey's mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Matthey's 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 Matthey's mouse endangered?

The Matthey'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 Matthey's mouse?

The Matthey's mouse (Mus mattheyi) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Mus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Matthey's mouse

Matthey's mouse (Mus mattheyi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. Matthey's mouse was first described by Francis Petter (1923–2012) in 1969 and was named after Robert Matthey (1900–1982).

It is found in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Senegal, Togo, and possibly also in Benin, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau.

Its natural habitat is moist savanna.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Matthey's mouse (revision 1371324990), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1767626 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).