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Volcano mouse

Mus vulcani (Robinson & Kloss, 1919)

LCLeast Concernrodents

The volcano mouse (Mus vulcani) is a species in the family Muridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 20.2 g to 60.3 g and live up to 3.91 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the volcano mouse

Weight
20.2 g – 60.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
3.91 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
21.8 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
3.67src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
2.98 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
3.64src 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 volcano mouse live?

Not recorded

What is the volcano mouse?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The volcano mouse or Javan shrew-like mouse (Mus vulcani) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Indonesia.

From the Wikipedia article “Volcano mouse” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Volcano_mouse&oldid=1344758881), 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 volcano mouse endangered?

The volcano 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 volcano mouse classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familyMuridae
  6. genusMus
  7. SpeciesMus vulcani (Robinson & Kloss, 1919)

Synonyms Mycteromys crociduroides vulcani

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Javan shrew-like mouseEnglish
  • Javan shrew-like mouseEnglish
  • Javan volcano mouseEnglish
  • myš vulkánováCzech
  • Java-ZwergmausGerman
  • jaavanvuoristohiiriFinnish
  • バルカンハツカネズミJapanese
  • mysz wulkanicznaPolish
  • Яванская мышьRussian

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the volcano 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 volcano mouse?

An adult volcano mouse weighs 20.2 g – 60.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the volcano mouse endangered?

The volcano mouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the volcano mouse live?

The volcano mouse has a recorded lifespan of 3.91 years.

How long is the volcano mouse pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 21.8 days.

What kind of animal is the volcano mouse?

The volcano mouse (Mus vulcani) belongs to the family Muridae in the order Rodentia.

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BibTeX
@misc{volcano_mouse_2026,
  title = {Volcano mouse (Mus vulcani)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/volcano-mouse},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}