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Science and conservation for the world’s 2800 small mammal species

BIG NEWS for small mammals!

Find out about our new strategic partnership with GWC to help conserve the world’s small mammals!

Red List update

Red List update

NEWS! Learn more about the differing fortunes of two Australian SMSG species which have just been reassessed on the IUCN Red List!

Searching for the lost Toro

Searching for the lost Toro

One of our SMSG team is currently out in Colombia to help with research on the Santa Marta Toro (Santamartamys rufodorsalis). To find out more about this trip read her latest blog.

Our Programme Officer

Our Programme Officer

Ros Kennerley is the Programme Officer for the SMSG and is responsible for overseeing the Red Listing reassessments, developing membership of the group, and improving communications.

Welcome to the SMSG

Welcome to the SMSG

The IUCN SSC Small Mammal Specialist Group is a global network of scientists and conservationists working for a better scientific understanding of the world’s 2800 species of small mammal and to promote conservation of the most threatened. Read more…

Small Mammals

The Small Mammal Specialist Group is responsible for three orders of small mammal – the rodents, tree shrews and the eulipotyphlans, made up of the shrews, moles, hedgehogs and solenodons.

Why not read more about the small mammals for which we are responsible?

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Conservation

Our global conservation priorities and the people working on the ground to save small mammals

Small mammals

Find out about the amazing diversity of small mammals – half of all mammal species

Science

The science of the diversity, ecology and conservation status of over 2800 small mammal species

Top 20 ‘lost’ small mammals

Many small mammals haven’t been seen for decades – are they extinct or have we not looked hard enough?