Tiny fat mouse Steatomys parvus Least concern
Where the tiny fat mouse lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild-collected museum specimen (a central record among 60 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map
| Scientific name | Steatomys parvus |
|---|---|
| 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 tiny fat mouse live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the tiny fat 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 tiny fat mouse endangered?
The tiny fat mouse’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the tiny fat mouse?
The tiny fat mouse (Steatomys parvus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Steatomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the tiny fat mouse
The tiny fat mouse (Steatomys parvus) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
It favours sandy and cultivated areas, rocky hills, open woodland and grassy plains. The depth of its burrow varies between a minimum of 40 cm and one metre; the burrow contains few passageways, with a central chamber filled with fibers and grass.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tiny fat mouse (revision 1352840705), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1770262 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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