delicate mouse

{{Short description|Species of rodent}}

{{Distinguish|text= the little native mouse (Pseudomys delicatulus) of Australia or the delicate salt flat mouse (Salinomys delicatus) of South America}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Delicate mouse

| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |last1=Lavrenchenko |first1=L. |last2=Schlitter |first2=D. |year=2016 |title=Mus tenellus |volume=2016 |errata=2017 |page=e.T13986A115119164 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T13986A22402759.en |access-date=27 September 2024}}

| genus = Mus

| species = tenellus

| authority = (Thomas, 1903)

| synonyms =

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The delicate mouse (Mus tenellus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.{{MSW3 Muroidea | id = 13001581 | page = 1410}}

It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and possibly Eritrea.

Its natural habitat is dry savanna.