Dwarf Serengeti Mouse

Dwarf Serengeti MouseA 2021 study separated this species as the new genus Serengetimys. It reports a white spot behind each ear and most records from northern Tanzania and southern Kenya. The Mammal Diversity Database now lists Serengetimys pernanus.What does it look like?There is a conspicuous white patch of fur behind each ear.How does it live?A 2021 study separated this species as the new genus Serengetimys. It reports a white spot behind each ear and most records from northern Tanzania and southern Kenya. The Mammal Diversity Database now lists Serengetimys pernanus.The species is reported from grasslands with Acacia–Commiphora woodland and from edaphic grasslands shaped by local soil conditions.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.