| Delicate mouse | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and possibly Eritrea. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.
References
- Lavrenchenko, L.; Schlitter, D. (2017) . "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.
- 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Mus tenellus | |
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