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Shortridge's mouse

Mus shortridgei (Thomas, 1914)

LCLeast Concernrodents

The shortridge's mouse (Mus shortridgei) is a species in the family Muridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 28.6 g to 34.6 g and live up to 1.92 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the shortridge's mouse

Weight
28.6 g – 34.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
1.92 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
6.32src 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 shortridge's mouse live?

Not recorded

What is the shortridge's mouse?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Shortridge's mouse (Mus shortridgei) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

From the Wikipedia article “Shortridge's mouse” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shortridge%27s_mouse&oldid=1355872236), 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 shortridge's mouse endangered?

The shortridge'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 shortridge's mouse classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familyMuridae
  6. genusMus
  7. SpeciesMus shortridgei (Thomas, 1914)

Synonyms Leggadilla shortridgei

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Shortridge s mouseEnglish
  • Shortridge’s mouseEnglish
  • Shortridge’s mouseEnglish
  • myš ShortridgeovaCzech
  • Shortridge-StachelmausGerman
  • kambodžanhiiriFinnish
  • ショートリッジハツカネズミJapanese
  • mysz bambusowaPolish
  • Мышь ШортриджаRussian
  • หนูหริ่งป่าใหญ่ขนเสี้ยนThai

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the shortridge's mouse

Other species in the same genus Mus.

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Common questions

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How big is the shortridge's mouse?

An adult shortridge's mouse weighs 28.6 g – 34.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the shortridge's mouse endangered?

The shortridge'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 shortridge's mouse live?

The shortridge's mouse has a recorded lifespan of 1.92 years.

What kind of animal is the shortridge's mouse?

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

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{shortridges_mouse_2026,
  title = {Shortridge's mouse (Mus shortridgei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/shortridges-mouse},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}