Giant Thicket Rat
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| Grammomys gigas (Dollman, 1911) |
The Giant Thicket Rat (Grammomys gigas) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found only in Kenya. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] References
- Agwanda, B. & Boitani, L. 2004. Grammomys gigas. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
