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Flat-haired mouse

Mus platythrix Bennett, 1832

LCLeast Concernrodents

The flat-haired mouse (Mus platythrix) is a species in the family Muridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 25.2 g to 28.6 g and live up to 1.92 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Flat-haired mouse (Mus platythrix)
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Quick facts about the flat-haired mouse

Weight
25.2 g – 28.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
1.92 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
6.32src for Young per litter or clutch
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 flat-haired mouse live?

Not recorded

What is the flat-haired mouse?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Mus platythrix, the flat-haired mouse or Indian brown spiny mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in India, where it is widely distributed throughout South India and central India.

From the Wikipedia article “Mus platythrix” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mus_platythrix&oldid=1344758806), 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 flat-haired mouse endangered?

The flat-haired 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 flat-haired mouse classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familyMuridae
  6. genusMus
  7. SpeciesMus platythrix Bennett, 1832

Synonyms Leggada bahadur, Leggada grahami, Leggada hannygtoni, Leggada hannyngtoni

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Brown spiny mouseEnglish
  • Brown spiny mouseEnglish
  • Indian brown spiny mouseEnglish
  • Flachkopf-StachelzwergmausGerman
  • dukhuninhiiriFinnish
  • ヒラゲハツカネズミJapanese
  • mysz gładkowłosaPolish
  • Индийская колючая мышьRussian

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Relatives of the flat-haired mouse

Other species in the same genus Mus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the flat-haired mouse?

An adult flat-haired mouse weighs 25.2 g – 28.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the flat-haired mouse endangered?

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

How long does the flat-haired mouse live?

The flat-haired mouse has a recorded lifespan of 1.92 years.

What kind of animal is the flat-haired mouse?

The flat-haired mouse (Mus platythrix) belongs to the family Muridae in the order Rodentia.

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BibTeX
@misc{flat_haired_mouse_2026,
  title = {Flat-haired mouse (Mus platythrix)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/flat-haired-mouse},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}