Evidence found
1,530 records across 25 countries and territories, 1915–2022.
Mastomys erythroleucus · GBIF taxon key 2438912
Where has the Reddish-white Mastomys been recorded?
Mastomys erythroleucus occurrence evidence comes from 1,530 records in 25 countries and territories, from 1915 to 2022. Most records come from Sierra Leone.
- 1,530 records
- 25 places
- 51 years recorded
- Mammalia class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-21. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: April.
12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
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When it is recorded
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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
19152022
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Reddish-white Mastomys has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Reddish-white Mastomys. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | 354 | |
| Senegal | 236 | |
| Niger | 149 | |
| Mali | 148 | |
| Benin | 137 | |
| Togo | 98 | |
| Guinea | 81 | |
| Ethiopia | 62 | |
| Ghana | 62 | |
| Nigeria | 43 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 38 | |
| Mauritania | 28 | |
| Gambia | 22 | |
| Sudan | 21 | |
| Cameroon | 14 | |
| Somalia | 8 | |
| Chad | 8 | |
| Central African Republic | 6 | |
| DR Congo | 4 | |
| South Sudan | 4 | |
| Liberia | 3 | |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | |
| Kenya | 1 | |
| Morocco | 1 |
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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.