Thomas's pygmy mouse
Mus sorella (Thomas, 1909)
The thomas's pygmy mouse (Mus sorella) is a species in the family Muridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 9.5 g to 12.5 g and live up to 0.0833 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the thomas's pygmy mouse
- Weight
- 9.5 g – 12.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 0.0833 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 20.4 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 5.2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 50.8 dayssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 3src 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
Where does the thomas's pygmy mouse live?
Not recorded
What is the thomas's pygmy mouse?
The Thomas's pygmy mouse (Mus sorella) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and dry savanna.
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Is the thomas's pygmy mouse endangered?
The thomas's pygmy 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 thomas's pygmy mouse classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyMuridae
- genusMus
- SpeciesMus sorella (Thomas, 1909)
Synonyms Leggada sorella, Mus tenellus acholi, Mus wamae
Other names and names in other languages (12)
- Sorella pygmy mouseEnglish
- Thomas s mouseEnglish
- Thomas's mouseEnglish
- Thomas's mouseEnglish
- Thomas’s mouseEnglish
- Thomas’s pygmy mouseEnglish
- Thomas-ZwergmausGerman
- ugandanhiiriFinnish
- Souris naine de ThomasFrench
- ケニアハツカネズミJapanese
- mysz sawannowaPolish
- Карликовая мышь ТомасаRussian
Relatives of the thomas's pygmy 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
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the thomas's pygmy mouse?
An adult thomas's pygmy mouse weighs 9.5 g – 12.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the thomas's pygmy mouse endangered?
The thomas's pygmy mouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the thomas's pygmy mouse live?
The thomas's pygmy mouse has a recorded lifespan of 0.0833 years.
How long is the thomas's pygmy mouse pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 20.4 days.
What kind of animal is the thomas's pygmy mouse?
The thomas's pygmy mouse (Mus sorella) 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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