Mahomet mouse
Mus mahomet Rhoads, 1896
The mahomet mouse (Mus mahomet) is a species in the family Muridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 10 g to 41.5 g and live up to 2.58 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the mahomet mouse
- Weight
- 10 g – 41.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 2.58 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 2.91 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 23.5 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 8.6src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 72.2 dayssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 2src 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
Where does the mahomet mouse live?
Not recorded
What is the mahomet mouse?
The Mahomet mouse (Mus mahomet) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
It was described by Samuel N. Rhoads in 1896, who named it for Sheikh Mahomet, Ethiopia, where it was collected by A. Donaldson Smith.
From the Wikipedia article “Mahomet mouse” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mahomet_mouse&oldid=1371324759), 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 mahomet mouse endangered?
The mahomet 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 mahomet mouse classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyMuridae
- genusMus
- SpeciesMus mahomet Rhoads, 1896
Synonyms Mus emesi, Mus musculoides emesi
Other names and names in other languages (6)
- Mahomet pygmy mouseEnglish
- Mahomet-ZwergmausGerman
- etiopianhiiriFinnish
- マホメットハツカネズミJapanese
- mysz etiopskaPolish
- Магометская мышьRussian
Relatives of the mahomet 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
CompareMahomet mouse vs House mouseMahomet mouse vs African pygmy mouseMahomet mouse vs Steppe mouseMahomet mouse vs Little Indian field mouse
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the mahomet mouse?
An adult mahomet mouse weighs 10 g – 41.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the mahomet mouse endangered?
The mahomet mouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the mahomet mouse live?
The mahomet mouse has a recorded lifespan of 2.58 years.
How long is the mahomet mouse pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 23.5 days.
What kind of animal is the mahomet mouse?
The mahomet mouse (Mus mahomet) 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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