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

Temminck's mouse Mus musculoides Least concern

Where the Temminck's mouse lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 144 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Mus musculoides
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the Temminck's mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Temminck's mouse in 4 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 Temminck's mouse endangered?

The Temminck'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 Temminck's mouse?

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

About the Temminck's mouse

Temminck's mouse (Mus musculoides) is a species of the genus Mus and of the subgenus Nannomys. It is found throughout West Africa, Central Africa, and East Africa.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Temminck's mouse (revision 1371313996), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1761264 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).