NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Reddish-white Mastomys
Mastomys erythroleucus (Temminck, 1853)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Guinea multimammate mouse (Mastomys erythroleucus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, arable land, rural gardens, urban areas, and irrigated land. They weigh between 12 and 105 grams.
Wikipedia contributors, Guinea multimammate mouse; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:52:45.177596+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Mastomys erythroleucus (Temminck, 1853)
- Name authority
- (Temminck, 1853)
- Common name
- Reddish-white Mastomys
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Muridae
- Genus
- Mastomys
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
- suborderMyomorpha Brandt, 1855
- superfamilyMuroidea Illiger, 1811
- familyMuridae Illiger, 1811
- subfamilyMurinae Illiger, 1811
- genusMastomys Thomas, 1915
- speciesMastomys erythroleucus (Temminck, 1853)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Mastomys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hubert's MastomysMastomys huberti (Wroughton, 1909) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kollmannsperger's MastomysMastomys kollmannspergeri (F. Petter, 1957) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Coucha RatMastomys natalensis (A. Smith, 1834) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Shortridge's MastomysMastomys shortridgei (St. Leger, 1933) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Awash MastomysMastomys awashensis Lavrenchenko, Likhnova & Baskevich, 1998 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Southern African MastomysMastomys coucha (A. Smith, 1834) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dwarf MastomysMastomys pernanus (Kershaw, 1921) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Mus calopus Cabrera, 1906 Cabrera, 1906 | synonym |
| Epimys gambianus Thomas, 1911 Thomas, 1911 | synonym |
| Mus peregrinus de Winton, 1898 de Winton, 1898 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=585319 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3YDJP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.