Dwarf Multimammate Mouse

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Dwarf Multimammate Mouse
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Muridae Genus: Mastomys Species: M. pernanus
Binomial name
Mastomys pernanus (Kershaw, 1921)

The Dwarf Multimammate Mouse (Mastomys pernanus) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found in Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is moist savanna.

[edit] References

• Granjon, L., Van der Straeten, E., Corti, M. & Agwanda, B. 2004. Mastomys pernanus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
• Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.