Matthey's mouse

{{Short description|Species of rodent}}

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| image = Mus mattheyi.JPG

| name = Matthey's mouse

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Granjon, L. |date=2016 |title=Mus mattheyi |volume=2016 |page=e.T13968A22404270 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T13968A22404270.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}

| genus = Mus

| species = mattheyi

| authority = Petter, 1969

| synonyms =

}}

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

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  • {{MSW3 Muroidea | id = 13001558 | page = 1396}}

{{Murinae (Melasmothrix–Mus)}}

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Category:Mus (rodent)

Category:Rodents of Africa

Category:Mammals of West Africa

Matthey's mouse

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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