Ethiopian striped mouse
| Ethiopian Striped Mouse Temporal range: Recent | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Subfamily: | Murinae |
| Genus: | Muriculus Thomas, 1903 |
| Species: | M. imberbis |
| Binomial name | |
| Muriculus imberbis (Rüppell, 1842) | |
The Ethiopian Striped Mouse or Striped-back Mouse (Muriculus imberbis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is only found in Ethiopia. The mouse's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and urban areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Lavrenchenko, L. & Schlitter, D. 2004. Muriculus imberbis. 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.