IUCN SSC
Our website serves as an information hub for researchers, conservation professionals and keen naturalists who are interested in the world’s rodents, shrews, moles, solenodons, hedgehogs and treeshrews.
Latest: A fond farewell to our Co-Chair, Dr. Tom Lacher Jr.
After 13 years in the role, Tom is stepping down as the Co-Chair of the IUCN SSC Small Mammal Specialist Group.
Latest: Critically Endangered Hamster, Meet Endangered Pocket Mouse
In April, a contingent of three Ukrainian scientists from the Kyiv Zoo arrived in San Diego for a study tour with the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.
Latest: April 4th is World Rat Day!
Read about some of the world’s most diverse and fascinating small mammals.
Photo: Kevin C. Rowe
Latest: March 2025 Red List update
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has just published its first update of the year (27th March 2025), including reassessments for many small mammal species. This time around, most species stayed in the same category, with a handful moving to less threatened categories.
Photo: Dr Jan Decher.
Latest: Trans-national action planning for the Iberian Desman
In January 2025, more than 40 Iberian Desman experts from Andorra, Spain, France and Portugal met to develop a trans-national conservation plan.
