Tranieri's Tateril

Tranieri's TaterilTranieri's Tateril has a fawn-brown back, white underside, cheeks, and feet, and a long tail ending in a dark tuft. In northern Senegal, records describe periods when it was a major prey item and later only occasional prey for barn owls.What does it look like?The back is fawn-brown, while the underside, cheeks, and feet are white. White marks above and behind the eyes and behind the ears vary in strength. The long tail ends in a dark tuft.How does it live?Tranieri's Tateril has a fawn-brown back, white underside, cheeks, and feet, and a long tail ending in a dark tuft. In northern Senegal, records describe periods when it was a major prey item and later only occasional prey for barn owls.In northern Senegal, the book reports it as a main prey item of barn owls in the 1970s, then as occasional prey from the late 1980s onward.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.