Dwarf multimammate mouse
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Species: | M. pernanus
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Mastomys pernanus (Kershaw, 1921)
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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.
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.