Macedonian mouse
Mus macedonicus Petrov & Ruzic, 1983
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The macedonian mouse (Mus macedonicus) is a species in the family Muridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 15 g to 20.5 g and live up to 6 years.
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Quick facts about the macedonian mouse
- Weight
- 15 g – 20.5 g
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 5 years – 6 years
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 19.6 days
- Young per litter or clutch
- 6.07
- Age at maturity
- 42 days – 53.4 days
- Litters or clutches a year
- 4.57
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrial
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the macedonian mouse live?
Not recorded
Is the macedonian mouse endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the macedonian mouse classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyMuridae
- genusMus
- SpeciesMus macedonicus Petrov & Ruzic, 1983
Synonyms Mus hortulanus macedonicus
Other names and names in other languages (14)
- Balkan short-tailed mouseEnglish
- فأر مقدونيArabic
- myš makedonskáCzech
- Makedonische HausmausGerman
- Ratón MacedónicoSpanish
- makedonianhiiriFinnish
- SOURIS DE MACFrench
- マケドニアハツカネズミJapanese
- Macedonische HuismuisDutch
- Mysz macedońskaPolish
- Македонскаяя мышьRussian
- Sarı EvfaresiTurkish
- فأر قصير الذيل البلقانيArabic
- Souris de MacédoineFrench
Relatives of the macedonian mouse
Other species in the same genus Mus.

House mouse
Mus musculus
Pygmy mouse
Mus minutoides
Steppe mouse
Mus spicilegus
Common Indian field mouse
Mus booduga
Algerian mouse
Mus spretus
Ryukyu mouse
Mus caroli
CompareMacedonian mouse vs House mouseMacedonian mouse vs Pygmy mouseMacedonian mouse vs Steppe mouseMacedonian mouse vs Common Indian field mouse
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the macedonian mouse?
An adult macedonian mouse weighs 15 g – 20.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
How long does the macedonian mouse live?
The macedonian mouse has a recorded lifespan of 5 years – 6 years.
How long is the macedonian mouse pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 19.6 days.
What kind of animal is the macedonian mouse?
The macedonian mouse (Mus macedonicus) 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.
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Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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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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