Dwarf multimammate mouse
| Dwarf multimammate mouse | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Tribe: | Praomyini |
| Genus: | Serengetimys Nicolas et al., 2021 |
| Species: | S. pernanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Serengetimys pernanus (Kershaw, 1921)
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The dwarf multimammate mouse (Serengetimys pernanus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only member of the genus Serengetimys; it was formerly classified in the genus Mastomys.[2][3]
It is found in Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is savanna, such as that present in the famous Serengeti National Park, which gave the genus its name.[4]
References
- ^ Van der Straeten, E. (2016). "Mastomys pernanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T12863A22425834. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T12863A22425834.en. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ^ Nicolas, Violaine; Mikula, Ondřej; Lavrenchenko, Leonid A.; Šumbera, Radim; Bartáková, Veronika; Bryjová, Anna; Meheretu, Yonas; Verheyen, Erik; Missoup, Alain Didier; Lemmon, Alan R.; Moriarty Lemmon, Emily; Bryja, Josef (2021-10-01). "Phylogenomics of African radiation of Praomyini (Muridae: Murinae) rodents: First fully resolved phylogeny, evolutionary history and delimitation of extant genera". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 163 107263. Bibcode:2021MolPE.16307263N. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107263. hdl:10067/1795280151162165141. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 34273505.
- ^ "Serengetimys pernanus (P. S. Kershaw, 1921)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ^ "Čeští vědci popsali pět nových rodů afrických savců - Akademie věd České republiky". www.avcr.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). "Mastomys pernanus". Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1367. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.