Phillips's mouse
Mus phillipsi Wroughton, 1912
The phillips's mouse (Mus phillipsi) is a species in the family Muridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 12.3 g to 17.7 g and live up to 3.16 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the phillips's mouse
- Weight
- 12.3 g – 17.7 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 3.16 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 18.7 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.27src for Young per litter or clutch
- 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 phillips's mouse live?
Not recorded
What is the phillips's mouse?
Phillips's mouse (Mus phillipsi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in India. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and hot deserts. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Is the phillips's mouse endangered?
The phillips's 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 phillips's mouse classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyMuridae
- genusMus
- SpeciesMus phillipsi Wroughton, 1912
Synonyms Leggada siva, Leggada surkha, Mus cervicolor phillipsi, Mus siva
Other names and names in other languages (10)
- Phillips’ mouseEnglish
- Phillips s mouseEnglish
- Wroughton’s small spiny mouseEnglish
- Wroughton’s small spiny mouseEnglish
- myš PhillipsovaCzech
- Phillips-StachelzwergmausGerman
- intianhiiriFinnish
- フィリップスハツカネズミJapanese
- mysz dekańskaPolish
- Мышь ФиллипсаRussian
Relatives of the phillips's 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
ComparePhillips's mouse vs House mousePhillips's mouse vs African pygmy mousePhillips's mouse vs Steppe mousePhillips's mouse vs Little Indian field mouse
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the phillips's mouse?
An adult phillips's mouse weighs 12.3 g – 17.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the phillips's mouse endangered?
The phillips's mouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the phillips's mouse live?
The phillips's mouse has a recorded lifespan of 3.16 years.
How long is the phillips's mouse pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 18.7 days.
What kind of animal is the phillips's mouse?
The phillips's mouse (Mus phillipsi) 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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