THE DWARF MOUSE. 



Generic Characters. 

 Two cutting teeth in each jaw. 

 Four toes before; five behind. 



Tail very flender and taper ; naked, or very HightJy haired. 



WE are obliged to Dr. Sparrman for the difcovery of this beautiful little 

 quadruped, which is fuppofed to be the moft diminutive that is known in 

 the world. 



The top of the head is black; the eyes are encircled by a broad, border 

 of white; the nofe is white; and the back, fides, and legs are of a ferruginous 

 brown. The back is adorned by four black firipes, which extend from the 

 nape of the neck, the whole length of the body, to the tail. It is found in 

 the interior parts of the country behind the Cape of Good Hope. 



