Biology:Four-striped grass mouse

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Short description: Southern African species of mammals belonging to the mouse and rat family of rodents

Four-striped grass mouse
Four-striped Grass Mouse.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Rhabdomys
Species:
R. pumilio
Binomial name
Rhabdomys pumilio
(Sparrman, 1784)
Synonyms
  • R. bechuanae
  • R. dilectus

The four-striped grass mouse (Rhabdomys pumilio) or four-striped grass rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[2]

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.[1] Its natural habitats are savannas, shrublands, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, hot deserts, arable land, rural gardens, and urban areas.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q644293 entry