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Delicate mouse

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Delicate mouse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Mus
Species:
M. tenellus
Binomial name
Mus tenellus
(Thomas, 1903)

The delicate mouse (Mus tenellus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[2] It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and possibly Eritrea. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

References

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  1. ^ Lavrenchenko, L.; Schlitter, D. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Mus tenellus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13986A115119164. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T13986A22402759.en. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. ^ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1410. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.