The Mahomet mouse (Mus mahomet) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.It is threatened by habitat loss.It was described by Samuel N. Rhoads in 1896, who named it for Sheikh Mahomet, Ethiopia, where it was collected by A. Donaldson Smith.