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Setzer's pygmy mouse

Mus setzeri F. Petter, 1978

LCLeast Concernrodents

The setzer's pygmy mouse (Mus setzeri) is a species in the family Muridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 6.65 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the setzer's pygmy mouse

Weight
6.65 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
Not recorded
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 setzer's pygmy mouse live?

Not recorded

What is the setzer's pygmy mouse?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Setzer's pygmy mouse (Mus setzeri) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

It is found in Botswana, Namibia, and Zambia.

Its natural habitats are dry savanna, rivers, freshwater lakes, and intermittent freshwater lakes.

From the Wikipedia article “Setzer's pygmy mouse” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Setzer%27s_pygmy_mouse&oldid=1371312990), 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 setzer's pygmy mouse endangered?

The setzer's pygmy 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 setzer's pygmy mouse classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familyMuridae
  6. genusMus
  7. SpeciesMus setzeri F. Petter, 1978
Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Setzer s mouseEnglish
  • Setzer's mouseEnglish
  • Setzer's mouseEnglish
  • Setzer’s mouseEnglish
  • Setzer’s pygmy mouseEnglish
  • myš SetzerovaCzech
  • Setzer-ZwergmausGerman
  • botswananhiiriFinnish
  • ナミビアハツカネズミJapanese
  • mysz jeziornaPolish
  • Мышь СетцераRussian

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Relatives of the setzer's pygmy mouse

Other species in the same genus Mus.

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Common questions

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How big is the setzer's pygmy mouse?

An adult setzer's pygmy mouse weighs 6.65 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the setzer's pygmy mouse endangered?

The setzer's pygmy 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 setzer's pygmy mouse?

The setzer's pygmy mouse (Mus setzeri) belongs to the family Muridae in the order Rodentia.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Setzer's pygmy mouse (Mus setzeri). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/setzers-pygmy-mouse

MLA

“Setzer's pygmy mouse (Mus setzeri).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/setzers-pygmy-mouse.

BibTeX
@misc{setzers_pygmy_mouse_2026,
  title = {Setzer's pygmy mouse (Mus setzeri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/setzers-pygmy-mouse},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}