Formed in 2011, the IUCN SSC Small Mammal Specialist Group (SMSG) is an expanding global network of scientists and conservationists who share a passion for the world’s rodents, shrews, moles, solenodons, hedgehogs and tree-shrews. Our mission is to serve as the “global authority on the world’s small mammals through developing a greater scientific understanding of […]
Our global conservation priorities and the people working on the ground to save small mammals
Find out about the amazing diversity of small mammals – half of all mammal species
The science of the diversity, ecology and conservation status of over 2800 small mammal species
Many small mammals haven’t been seen for decades – are they extinct or have we not looked hard enough?
