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Neave's mouse

Mus neavei (Thomas, 1910)

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The neave's mouse (Mus neavei) is a species in the family Muridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 7.59 g to 9.53 g and live up to 3.1 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Data Deficient.

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Quick facts about the neave's mouse

Weight
7.59 g – 9.53 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
3.1 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
4.3 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
20.4 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
4.18src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
60 days – 77 dayssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
4src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the neave's mouse live?

Not recorded

What is the neave's mouse?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Neave's mouse (Mus neavei) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

From the Wikipedia article “Neave's mouse” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neave%27s_mouse&oldid=1371328000), 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 neave's mouse endangered?

The neave's mouse is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List: it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Data Deficient species. What the categories mean.

How is the neave's mouse classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familyMuridae
  6. genusMus
  7. SpeciesMus neavei (Thomas, 1910)

Synonyms Leggada neavei, Leggada neaver

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Neave s mouseEnglish
  • Neave's pygmy mouseEnglish
  • Neave’s mouseEnglish
  • Neaves’s pygmy mouseEnglish
  • Thomas’s pygmy mouseEnglish
  • Thomas se DwergmuisAfrikaans
  • myš NeaveovaCzech
  • Neave-ZwergmausGerman
  • sambianhiiriFinnish
  • ニーブハツカネズミJapanese
  • mysz wstydliwaPolish
  • Южная карликовая мышьRussian

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Relatives of the neave'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 neave's mouse?

An adult neave's mouse weighs 7.59 g – 9.53 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the neave's mouse endangered?

The neave's mouse is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List, meaning it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.

How long does the neave's mouse live?

The neave's mouse has a recorded lifespan of 3.1 years.

How long is the neave's mouse pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 20.4 days.

What kind of animal is the neave's mouse?

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

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{neaves_mouse_2026,
  title = {Neave's mouse (Mus neavei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/neaves-mouse},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}