page_title: Natal multimammate mouse
section_title: Range
hierarchical_section_title: Natal multimammate mouse / Range
caption_attribution_description: English: Mastomys natalensis is commonly known as the “multimammate rat” due to the female’s multiple and prominent mammary glands
context_page_description: The Natal multimammate mouse is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is also known as the Natal multimammate rat, the common African rat, or the African soft-furred mouse.
context_section_description: It is found in Africa south of the Sahara, that is in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Eswatini, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Six different genetic groups can be distinguished in different regions: one in western Africa, one in central Africa, one in southern Africa and three in eastern Africa.
caption: Mastomys natalensis is commonly known as the “multimammate rat” due to the female’s multiple and prominent mammary glands
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