Delicate mouse

Not to be confused with the little native mouse (Pseudomys delicatulus) of Australia or the delicate salt flat mouse (Salinomys delicatus) of South America.

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.

Delicate mouse
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Mus
Species:	M. tenellus
Binomial name
Mus tenellus (Thomas, 1903)