Shortridge's multimammate mouse | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Mastomys |
Species: | M. shortridgei |
Binomial name | |
Mastomys shortridgei (St. Leger, 1933) |
Shortridge's multimammate mouse (Mastomys shortridgei) is a rodent species in the family Muridae. It is native to Angola, Botswana and Namibia. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and swamps.