Matthey's mouse
| Matthey's mouse | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Mus |
| Species: | M. mattheyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Mus mattheyi Petter, 1969
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Matthey's mouse (Mus mattheyi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. Matthey’s mouse was first described by Francis Petter (1923-2012) in 1969 and was named after Robert Matthey (1900-1982).
It is found in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Senegal, Togo, and possibly also in Benin, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau.
Its natural habitat is moist savanna.
References[]
- ^ Granjon, L. (2016). "Mus mattheyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13968A22404270. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T13968A22404270.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1396. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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