Mastomys natalensis

TaxID: 10112

Basic Information

Mastomys natalensis

African Soft-furred Rat, African soft-furred rat, Coucha Rat

The Natal multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is also known as the Natal multimammate rat, the common African rat, African soft fur rat or the African soft-furred mouse. The Natal multimammate rat is the natural host of the Lassa fever virus.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Chordata

Mammalia

Rodentia

Muridae

Mastomys

natalensis

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Mastomys natalensis
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(c) Robert Taylor@BY
Mastomys natalensis
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(c) unknown@CC0
Mastomys natalensis
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(c) unknown@CC0
Mastomys natalensis
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(c) Grant Reed@BY-NC
Mastomys natalensis
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(c) Robert Taylor@BY

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Angola Quarantine pests —

Distribution (38 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Angola Present —
Burundi Present —
Benin Present —
Burkina Faso Present —
Botswana Present —
Central African Republic Present —
Côte d'Ivoire Present —
Cameroon Present —
Democratic Republic of the Congo Present —
Ethiopia Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature