The Mahomet mouse (Mus mahomet) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Mahomet mouse | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Mus |
Species: | M. mahomet
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Binomial name | |
Mus mahomet Rhoads, 1896
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It was described by Samuel N. Rhoads in 1896, who named it for Sheikh Mahomet, Ethiopia, where it was collected by A. Donaldson Smith.[2]