Facts about the Multimammate Mouse -- Mastomys coucha:

A summary of most interesting statistics (size, gestation...), amazing environmental adaptations & fascinating facts about social habits, etc.

SIZE: Length (including tail) 24 cm, mass 65 g.

COLOUR: Varies from light to dark buffy yellow, the flanks being lighter than the back, and the underparts are grey. The upper surfaces of the feet are whitish. In adult females each of the mammae is ringed by white-tipped hairs.

MOST LIKE: House Mouse but larger. The size and number of breasts in the female distinguish the species.

HABITAT: A wide range of terrain, although not in forests or in the dry west, except in association with rivers.

FOOD:

REPRODUCTION & GESTATION PERIOD:

DISTRIBUTION MAP:

WHERE FOUND:
Kruger National Park (South Africa)
Pilanesberg National Park (South Africa)
Hluhluwe-Umfolozi National Park
Tembe Elephant Park
Addo Elephant National Park