The Angolan multimammate mouse (''Mastomys angolensis'') is a species of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...
in the family
Muridae
The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia.
The name Muridae come ...
.
It is found in
Angola
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and
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
. It was formerly classified in the genus ''Myomyscus'' but has been reclassified into the genus ''
Mastomys
''Mastomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa. It contains eight species:
* Angolan multimammate mouse (''M. angolensis'')
* Awash multimammate mouse or Awash mastomys (''M. awashensis'')
* Southern multimammate mou ...
''.
Its natural
habitat
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s are dry
savanna
A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to reach the ground to ...
and moist savanna.
References
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Mastomys
Mammals described in 1890
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN
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