Dainty Fat Mouse | |
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Information | |
Range | Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal. |
Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Mammalia |
Order | Rodentia |
Family | Nesomyidae |
Genus | Steatomys |
Species | Steatomys cuppedius |
Conservation Status | |
Least Concern |
The Dainty fat mouse (Steatomys cuppedius) is a species of rodent in the Nesomyidae family. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.