Algerian mouse

Weight

12.8 g – 19.9 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

4 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Herbivoresrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

6 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

Not recorded

Gestation

19.6 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

5.81src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

42 days – 49 dayssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

4.57src for Litters or clutches a year

Active

At night (nocturnal)src for Active

Lifestyle

Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The algerian mouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderRodentia
5. familyMuridae
6. genusMus
7. SpeciesMus spretus Lataste, 1883

Synonyms Mus musculus spretus, Mus spicilegus caoccii, Mus spicilegus hispanicus, Mus spicilegus lusitanicus, Mus spicilegus lynesi, Mus spicilegus mogrebinus, Mus spicilegus rifensis

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

House mouse

Mus musculus

Muridae

LC, Least Concern

African pygmy mouse

Mus minutoides

Muridae

LC, Least Concern

Steppe mouse

Mus spicilegus

Muridae

LC, Least Concern

Little Indian field mouse

Mus booduga

Muridae

LC, Least Concern

Macedonian mouse

Mus macedonicus

Muridae

LC, Least Concern

Ryukyu mouse

Mus caroli

Muridae

CompareAlgerian mouse vs House mouseAlgerian mouse vs African pygmy mouseAlgerian mouse vs Steppe mouseAlgerian mouse vs Little Indian field mouse

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@misc{algerian_mouse_2026,
  title = {Algerian mouse (Mus spretus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/algerian-mouse},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}