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

Where the Verreaux's mouse lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Myomyscus verreauxii
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the Verreaux's mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Verreaux's mouse in 1 country or territory across Africa.

South 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 Verreaux's mouse endangered?

The Verreaux'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 Verreaux's mouse?

The Verreaux's mouse (Myomyscus verreauxii) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Myomyscus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Verreaux's mouse

Verreaux's mouse or Verreaux's white-footed rat (Myomyscus verreauxii) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus Myomyscus. Other species that had been previously assigned to Myomyscus are now considered to belong to the genera Mastomys, Ochromyscus, Praomys and Stenocephalemys.

It is found only in South Africa.

Its natural habitats are temperate forests and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Verreaux's mouse (revision 1372031940), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1761454 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).