▁extended ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁tail ▁and ▁rows ▁of ▁small ▁pale ▁sp ots ▁on ▁each ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁body . ▁The ▁vent ral ▁parts ▁are ▁wh it ish , ▁with ▁yellow ish ▁ref lections ▁on ▁the ▁ab d omen ▁and ▁ch est . ▁Its ▁feet ▁are ▁brown ish . ▁Its ▁tail ▁is ▁longer ▁than ▁the ▁head ▁and ▁the ▁body ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁dark er ▁above ▁and ▁clearer ▁below . ▁Fem ales ▁have ▁two ▁pairs ▁of ▁p ector al ▁bre asts ▁and ▁two ▁ing u inal ▁pairs . ▁The ▁k ary ot ype ▁is ▁ 2 n ▁= ▁ 4 3 – 4 4 , ▁F N ▁= ▁ 5 8 - 6 8 - 7 2 - 7 4 . ▁ ▁Cy cle ▁of ▁life ▁The ▁female ▁reaches ▁sexual ▁m atur ity ▁at ▁around ▁ 1 6 8 ▁days , ▁the ▁gest ation ▁period ▁is ▁about ▁twenty - five ▁days , ▁and ▁the ▁average ▁number ▁of ▁m ice ▁in ▁a ▁l itter ▁is ▁ 4 . 5 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁lif es pan ▁of ▁the ▁typical ▁strip ed ▁grass ▁mouse ▁is ▁short . ▁In ▁the ▁wild , ▁they ▁generally ▁do ▁not ▁live ▁much ▁past ▁their ▁first ▁bre eding ▁season , ▁but ▁in ▁capt ivity ▁they ▁may ▁live ▁longer . ▁The ▁maximum ▁age ▁documented ▁for ▁a ▁typical ▁strip ed ▁grass ▁mouse ▁in ▁capt ivity ▁is ▁ 4 . 8 ▁years . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁This ▁species ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁Central ▁and ▁Western ▁Africa . ▁It ▁is ▁w ides p read ▁in ▁Guinea