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Awash multimammate mouse

Mastomys awashensis Lavrenchenko, Likhnova & Baskevich, 1998

LCLeast Concernrodents

The awash multimammate mouse (Mastomys awashensis) is a species in the family Muridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 49.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the awash multimammate mouse

Weight
49.9 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
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

Where does the awash multimammate mouse live?

Not recorded

What is the awash multimammate mouse?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Awash multimammate mouse or Awash mastomys (Mastomys awashensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found only in Ethiopia. Phylogentically the Awash multimammate mouse is the sister taxon of the Natal multimammate mouse (M. natalensis), a species found almost everywhere in Sub-Saharan Africa and considered a serious agricultural pest throughout its range.

From the Wikipedia article “Awash multimammate mouse” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Awash_multimammate_mouse&oldid=1382861347), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the awash multimammate mouse endangered?

The awash multimammate 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. What the categories mean.

How is the awash multimammate mouse classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familyMuridae
  6. genusMastomys
  7. SpeciesMastomys awashensis Lavrenchenko, Likhnova & Baskevich, 1998
Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Awash MastomysEnglish
  • Awash MastomysEnglish
  • Souris à mammelles multiples d’AwashFrench
  • アワッシュタチチマウスJapanese
  • myszorówka awaszańskaPolish

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Relatives of the awash multimammate mouse

Other species in the same genus Mastomys.

CompareAwash multimammate mouse vs Natal multimammate mouseAwash multimammate mouse vs Southern multimammate mouseAwash multimammate mouse vs Shortridge's multimammate mouseAwash multimammate mouse vs Guinea multimammate mouse

Common questions

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How big is the awash multimammate mouse?

An adult awash multimammate mouse weighs 49.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the awash multimammate mouse endangered?

The awash multimammate mouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the awash multimammate mouse?

The awash multimammate mouse (Mastomys awashensis) belongs to the family Muridae in the order Rodentia.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

  • Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
    Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
  • EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals · CC0 1.0 · 1.0
    Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1
  • Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
    Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
  • Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
    Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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BibTeX
@misc{awash_multimammate_mouse_2026,
  title = {Awash multimammate mouse (Mastomys awashensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/awash-multimammate-mouse},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}