Mus neavei

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	RODENTIA	MURIDAE

Scientific Name:

Mus neavei

Species Authority:

(Thomas, 1910)

Common Name/s:

English

–

Neave's Mouse

Taxonomic Notes:

Records of this species are often confused with M. minutoides, and it was also treated previously as a subspecies of M. sorella. It is now recognized to be clearly distinct.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Data Deficient ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s:

Monadjem, A.

Reviewer/s:

Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Cox, N. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:
Listed as Data Deficient in view of continuing uncertainty as to its extent of occurrence, natural history, threats and conservation status.

History:

2004	–	Data Deficient
1996	–	Lower Risk/least concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	The distribution of this African species is uncertain, largely because of confusion with Mus minutoides. It is present in southeastern Zambia and Limpopo Province in South Africa, and might be present in southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Zimbabwe, western Mozambique and southern Tanzania although records from these locations require further investigation. The altitudinal range of this species is not known.
Countries:	Native: South Africa; Zambia Presence uncertain: Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Mozambique; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zimbabwe
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Population [top]

Population:	The population abundance of this species is unclear, in part because it is often confused with Mus minutoides.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is believed to occur in savanna habitat, and has been recorded from rocky montane grassland in Limpopo Province (Newberry and Bronner 2002). Little additional details are available on the natural history of this species.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The threats to this species are not well known. It is possible that it could be a widespread species with few or no major threats.

Major Threat(s):

The threats to this species are not well known. It is possible that it could be a widespread species with few or no major threats.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is possible that there are protected areas within the range of this species, but until the distribution is better documented this cannot be confirmed. Additional studies are needed into the distribution, abundance, general ecology and threats to this little-known species.

Conservation Actions:

It is possible that there are protected areas within the range of this species, but until the distribution is better documented this cannot be confirmed. Additional studies are needed into the distribution, abundance, general ecology and threats to this little-known species.

Citation:	Monadjem, A. 2008. Mus neavei. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012.
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