Striped grass mouse
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Striped grass mice Fossil range: Late Pliocene to Recent |
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Lemniscomys barbarus |
The eleven species in genus Lemniscomys are the striped grass mice. They are small rodents with striped fur, native to Africa.
- Lemniscomys barbarus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Barbary Striped Grass Mouse
- Lemniscomys bellieri Van der Straeten, 1975 — Bellier's Striped Grass Mouse
- Lemniscomys griselda (Thomas, 1904) — Griselda's Striped Grass Mouse
- Lemniscomys hoogstraali Dieterlen, 1991 — Hoogstal's Striped Grass Mouse
- Lemniscomys linulus (Thomas, 1910) — Senegal One-striped Grass Mouse
- Lemniscomys macculus (Thomas and Wroughton, 1910) — Buffoon Striped Grass Mouse
- Lemniscomys mittendorfi Eisentraut, 1968 — Mittendorf's Striped Grass Mouse
- Lemniscomys rosalia (Thomas, 1904) — Single-striped Grass Mouse
- Lemniscomys roseveari Van der Straeten, 1980 — Rosevear's Striped Grass Mouse
- Lemniscomys striatus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Typical Striped Grass Mouse
- Lemniscomys zebra (Heuglin, 1864) — Heuglin's Striped Grass Mouse
[edit] External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- Lemniscomys entry in Animal Diversity Web
- Lemniscomys entry in "The Taxonomican (does not include the species Lemniscomys zebra)
- Lemniscomys zebra entry in "Zipcode Zoo" (with links to entries for other Lemniscomys species and subspecies)