Steppe mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the steppe mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the steppe mouse in 2 countries and territories across Europe.

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 steppe mouse endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the steppe mouse?

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

About the steppe mouse

The steppe mouse or mound-building mouse (Mus spicilegus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in grassland and other open areas in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Slovakia, and Ukraine.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Steppe mouse (revision 1371424730), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q962616 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).