Baoule's mouse
Mus baoulei (Vermeiren & Verheyen, 1980)
The baoule's mouse (Mus baoulei) is a species in the family Muridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 9.12 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the baoule's mouse
- Weight
- 9.12 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 baoule's mouse live?
Not recorded
What is the baoule's mouse?
Baoule's mouse (Mus baoulei) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Benin, Ivory Coast, Guinea, possibly Ghana, and possibly Sierra Leone. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.
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Is the baoule's mouse endangered?
The baoule's mouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- 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 baoule's mouse classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyMuridae
- genusMus
- SpeciesMus baoulei (Vermeiren & Verheyen, 1980)
Synonyms Leggada baoulei
Other names and names in other languages (11)
- Baoule mouseEnglish
- Baoule pygmy mouseEnglish
- Baoule s mouseEnglish
- Baoule’s mouseEnglish
- myš BaouleovaCzech
- Baoulei-ZwergmausGerman
- guineanhiiriFinnish
- Souris naine de BaouléFrench
- バウレハツカネズミJapanese
- mysz nizinnaPolish
- Гвинейская мышьRussian
Relatives of the baoule's mouse
Other species in the same genus Mus.
House mouse
Mus musculus
African pygmy mouse
Mus minutoides
Steppe mouse
Mus spicilegus
Little Indian field mouse
Mus booduga
Macedonian mouse
Mus macedonicus
Algerian mouse
Mus spretus
CompareBaoule's mouse vs House mouseBaoule's mouse vs African pygmy mouseBaoule's mouse vs Steppe mouseBaoule's mouse vs Little Indian field mouse
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the baoule's mouse?
An adult baoule's mouse weighs 9.12 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the baoule's mouse endangered?
The baoule's 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 baoule's mouse?
The baoule's mouse (Mus baoulei) 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
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