Southern multimammate mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the southern multimammate mouse lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Mastomys coucha
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 southern multimammate mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the southern multimammate 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 southern multimammate mouse endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the southern multimammate mouse?

The southern multimammate mouse (Mastomys coucha) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Mastomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the southern multimammate mouse

The southern multimammate mouse or southern African mastomys (Mastomys coucha) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae which is endemic to southern Africa (Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe). It is called a multimammate mouse because it can have 8 to 12 pairs of mammae (milk producing glands), in comparison other mouse species only have 5 pairs.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Southern multimammate mouse (revision 1376669627), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1971728 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).