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Matthey's Mouse

Mus (Nannomys) mattheyi F. Petter, 1969

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.

Mus mattheyi

Mus mattheyi

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Open encyclopedia reference

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.

Wikipedia contributors, Matthey's mouse; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:29:40.549342+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Mus (Nannomys) mattheyi F. Petter, 1969
Name authority
F. Petter, 1969
Common name
Matthey's Mouse
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Rodentia
Family
Muridae
Genus
Mus
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
  9. subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
  10. infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
  11. orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
  12. suborderMyomorpha Brandt, 1855
  13. superfamilyMuroidea Illiger, 1811
  14. familyMuridae Illiger, 1811
  15. subfamilyMurinae Illiger, 1811
  16. genusMus Linnaeus, 1758
  17. subgenusNannomys Peters, 1876
  18. speciesMus (Nannomys) mattheyi F. Petter, 1969

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Mus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Baoule's MouseMus (Nannomys) baoulei (Vermeiren & Verheyen, 1980)MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Little Indian Field MouseMus (Mus) booduga (Gray, 1837)MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Toad MouseMus (Nannomys) bufo (Thomas, 1906)MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Callewaert's MouseMus (Nannomys) callewaerti (Thomas, 1925)MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ryukyu MouseMus (Mus) caroli Bonhote, 1902MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Fawn-colored MouseMus (Mus) cervicolor Hodgson, 1845MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cook's MouseMus (Mus) cookii Ryley, 1914MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hausa MouseMus (Nannomys) haussa (Thomas & Hinton, 1920)MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Mahomet MouseMus (Nannomys) mahomet Rhoads, 1896MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Subsaharan Pygmy MouseMus (Nannomys) musculoides Temminck, 1853MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Mus (Mus) nitidulus Blyth, 1859MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Oubangui MouseMus (Nannomys) oubanguii F. Petter & Genest, 1970MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 672 records assigned to Muridae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Africa

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.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=585391 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.

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:44NJ4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.