Four-striped grass mouse
| Four-striped grass mouse | |
|---|---|
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Rhabdomys |
| Species: | R. pumilio |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhabdomys pumilio (Sparrman, 1784) | |
| Synonyms | |
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R. bechuanae | |
The four-striped grass mouse or four-striped grass rat (Rhabdomys pumilio) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[1]
It is found throughout the southern half of Africa up to 2,300 metres (7,500 ft) above sea level, extending as far north as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] Its natural habitats are savannas, shrublands, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, hot deserts, arable land, rural gardens, and urban areas.
References
- ↑ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Coetzee, N. & van der Straeten, E. (2008). "Rhabdomys pumilio". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved April 25, 2012.