Natal multimammate mouse

Weight

41.7 g – 54.5 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

2.74 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Invertivoresrc 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

Not recorded

The natal multimammate 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.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderRodentia
5. familyMuridae
6. genusMastomys
7. SpeciesMastomys natalensis (A. Smith, 1834)

Synonyms Epimys concha ismailiae, Epimys coucha durumae, Epimys coucha neumanni, Epimys panya, Mastomys coucha komatiensis, Mastomys coucha ovamboensis, Mastomys hildebrandtii, Mus caffer, Mus coucha zuluensis, Mus fumatus, Mus fusca, Mus hildebrandtii, Mus illovoensis, Mus microdon, Mus muscardinus, Mus natalensis, Mus tana, Mus ugandae, Myomys fumatus, Mystromys longicaudatus, Praomys fumatus, Praomys natalensis, Rattus coucha tinctus

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

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@misc{natal_multimammate_mouse_2026,
  title = {Natal multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/natal-multimammate-mouse},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}