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 tree-shrews.
Latest: Studying Wolffsohn’s Viscacha
New SMSG member Morgan Pendaries shares insights from his PhD viscacha research.
Image: Dario Podesta.
Latest: SMSG hosts small mammal workshop
In May 2023, the SMSG hosted a Sulawesi Small Mammal Workshop in Bogor, Indonesia, to tackle the Red List re-assessments of Sulawesi’s 76 rodents and shrews, and to discuss research and conservation priorities.
Latest: Species rediscovery!
The Small Mammal Specialist Group is happy to report on the rediscovery of the elusive Seram Orange Melomys.
Latest: SMSG publishes an article with The Conversation
Rodents can be a hard sell, but we think they’re amazing! Check out our recent article ‘In defence of rodents – why healthy ecosystems need them’ republished from The Conversation.
Latest: SMSG member Prince Adu-Tutu awarded a Rufford grant to study Baer’s Wood Mouse in Ghana
From early 2023, Prince will be conducting fieldwork in forest reserves in Ghana to survey small mammals, with particular focus on the endangered Baer’s Wood Mouse. His project will also launch a conservation education and awareness campaign.
