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Matthey's mouse

Mus mattheyi F. Petter, 1969

LCLeast Concernrodents

The matthey's mouse (Mus mattheyi) is a species in the family Muridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 9.52 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Matthey's mouse (Mus mattheyi)
Photo: Laurana Serres-Giardi · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the matthey's mouse

Weight
9.52 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 matthey's mouse live?

Not recorded

What is the matthey's mouse?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Matthey's mouse (Mus mattheyi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. Matthey's mouse was first described by Francis Petter (1923–2012) in 1969 and was named after Robert Matthey (1900–1982).

It is found in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Senegal, Togo, and possibly also in Benin, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau.

Its natural habitat is moist savanna.

From the Wikipedia article “Matthey's mouse” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Matthey%27s_mouse&oldid=1371324990), 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 matthey's mouse endangered?

The matthey's 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 matthey's mouse classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familyMuridae
  6. genusMus
  7. SpeciesMus mattheyi F. Petter, 1969
Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Matthey s mouseEnglish
  • Matthey's pygmy mouseEnglish
  • Matthey’s mouseEnglish
  • myš MattheyovaCzech
  • Matthey-ZwergmausGerman
  • ghananhiiriFinnish
  • Souris pygmée de MattheyiFrench
  • Souris pygmée d'Afrique de l'ouestFrench
  • セネガルハツカネズミJapanese
  • mysz ogrodowaPolish
  • Мышь МаттеяRussian

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Relatives of the matthey's 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 matthey's mouse?

An adult matthey's mouse weighs 9.52 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the matthey's mouse endangered?

The matthey'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 matthey's mouse?

The matthey's mouse (Mus mattheyi) belongs to the family Muridae in the order Rodentia.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Matthey's mouse (Mus mattheyi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mattheys-mouse

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BibTeX
@misc{mattheys_mouse_2026,
  title = {Matthey's mouse (Mus mattheyi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mattheys-mouse},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}