Shortridge's multimammate mouse
Mastomys shortridgei (St. Leger, 1933)
The shortridge's multimammate mouse (Mastomys shortridgei) is a species in the family Muridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 46.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the shortridge's multimammate mouse
- Weight
- 46.5 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
- Not recorded
- 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 multimammate mouse live?
Not recorded
What is the shortridge's multimammate mouse?
Shortridge's multimammate mouse (Mastomys shortridgei) is a rodent species in the family Muridae.
It is native to Angola, Botswana and Namibia. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and swamps.
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Is the shortridge's multimammate mouse endangered?
The shortridge's multimammate 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 shortridge's multimammate mouse classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyMuridae
- genusMastomys
- SpeciesMastomys shortridgei (St. Leger, 1933)
Synonyms Mastomys shortridgeri, Myomys shortridgei, Praomys shortridgei, Rattus angolensis legerae
Other names and names in other languages (11)
- Shortridge s MastomysEnglish
- Shortridge's MastomysEnglish
- Shortridge’s MastomysEnglish
- Shortridge’s MastomysEnglish
- Shortridge’s multimammate mouseEnglish
- krysa ShortridgeovaCzech
- namibiannisärottaFinnish
- Souris à mammelles multiples de ShortridgeFrench
- シュートリッジタチチマウスJapanese
- myszorówka bagiennaPolish
- Мышь ШортриджаRussian
Relatives of the shortridge's multimammate mouse
Other species in the same genus Mastomys.
Natal multimammate mouse
Mastomys natalensis
Southern multimammate mouse
Mastomys coucha
Guinea multimammate mouse
Mastomys erythroleucus
Verheyen's multimammate mouse
Mastomys kollmannspergeri
Dwarf multimammate mouse
Mastomys pernanus
Awash multimammate mouse
Mastomys awashensis
CompareShortridge's multimammate mouse vs Natal multimammate mouseShortridge's multimammate mouse vs Southern multimammate mouseShortridge's multimammate mouse vs Guinea multimammate mouseShortridge's multimammate mouse vs Verheyen's multimammate mouse
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the shortridge's multimammate mouse?
An adult shortridge's multimammate mouse weighs 46.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the shortridge's multimammate mouse endangered?
The shortridge's multimammate mouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the shortridge's multimammate mouse?
The shortridge's multimammate mouse (Mastomys shortridgei) 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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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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