Nairobi Grass Rat

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Nairobi Grass Rat
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Muridae Genus: Arvicanthis Species: A. nairobae
Binomial name
Arvicanthis nairobae J.A. Allen, 1909

The Nairobi Grass Rat (Arvicanthis nairobae) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, and possibly Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

[edit] References

• Agwanda, B. & Corti, M. 2004. Arvicanthis nairobae. 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.