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Mayor's mouse

Mus mayori (Thomas, 1915)

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The mayor's mouse (Mus mayori) is a species in the family Muridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 20.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

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Quick facts about the mayor's mouse

Weight
20.8 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
2.98src for Young per litter or clutch
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the mayor's mouse live?

Not recorded

What is the mayor's mouse?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Mus mayori is a species of rodent in the genus Mus, the mice. Its common names include Mayor's mouse, highland rat, and spiny mouse. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

This mouse lives in tropical and subtropical forest types and wet grassland habitat. It is fossorial, seeking shelter by digging burrows. It is nocturnal.

This species is widespread in parts of Sri Lanka but it faces a number of threats, including deforestation and domestic cats.

There are two subspecies, M. m. mayori and M. m. pococki. A recent study catalogued the parasites associated with subspecies pococki: a mite of genus Echinolaelaps, a tick of genus Ixodes, and the sucking louse Polyplax spinulosa. A new species of pseudoscorpion was found on the mouse, described, and named Megachernes kanneliyensis. The mouse also carries the native Sri Lankan flea Stivalius phoberus.

From the Wikipedia article “Mayor's mouse” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mayor%27s_mouse&oldid=1344758776), 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 mayor's mouse endangered?

The mayor's mouse is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  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 Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.

How is the mayor's mouse classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familyMuridae
  6. genusMus
  7. SpeciesMus mayori (Thomas, 1915)

Synonyms Coelomys bicolor, Coelomys mayori, Mus mayori mayori, Mus mayori pococki

Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • Highland ratEnglish
  • Highland ratEnglish
  • Mayor s mouseEnglish
  • Mayor’s mouseEnglish
  • Mayor’s mouseEnglish
  • myš MayorovaCzech
  • Mayor-MausGerman
  • srilankanhiiriFinnish
  • スリランカハツカネズミJapanese
  • mysz dżunglowaPolish
  • Мышь МайораRussian
  • Kelle-miyaSinhala
  • Kart’elliTamil

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Relatives of the mayor's mouse

Other species in the same genus Mus.

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Common questions

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How big is the mayor's mouse?

An adult mayor's mouse weighs 20.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the mayor's mouse endangered?

The mayor's mouse is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the mayor's mouse?

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mayor's mouse (Mus mayori). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mayors-mouse

MLA

“Mayor's mouse (Mus mayori).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mayors-mouse.

BibTeX
@misc{mayors_mouse_2026,
  title = {Mayor's mouse (Mus mayori)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mayors-mouse},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}