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Delicate mouse

Mus tenellus (Thomas, 1903)

LCLeast Concernrodents

The delicate mouse (Mus tenellus) is a species in the family Muridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 9.48 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the delicate mouse

Weight
9.48 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
1.94src for Young per litter or clutch
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the delicate mouse live?

Not recorded

What is the delicate mouse?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

From the Wikipedia article “Delicate mouse” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Delicate_mouse&oldid=1371426899), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the delicate mouse endangered?

The delicate mouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the delicate mouse classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familyMuridae
  6. genusMus
  7. SpeciesMus tenellus (Thomas, 1903)

Synonyms Leggada tenella

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Zarte ZwergmausGerman
  • Ostafrikanische ZwergmausGerman
  • sudaninhiiriFinnish
  • ホソハツカネズミJapanese
  • mysz delikatnaPolish
  • Изящная мышьRussian

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the delicate mouse

Other species in the same genus Mus.

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Common questions

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How big is the delicate mouse?

An adult delicate mouse weighs 9.48 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the delicate mouse endangered?

The delicate mouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the delicate mouse?

The delicate mouse (Mus tenellus) belongs to the family Muridae in the order Rodentia.

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BibTeX
@misc{delicate_mouse_2026,
  title = {Delicate mouse (Mus tenellus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/delicate-mouse},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}