| Natal multimammate mouse | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Mastomys |
| Species: | M. natalensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Mastomys natalensis Smith, 1834
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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, or the African soft-furred mouse.[1] The Natal multimammate rat is the natural host of the Lassa fever virus.
- ^ "Multimammate Mice". Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2009-07-14.