Ethiopian striped mouse

Ethiopian striped mouse
Temporal range: Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Muridae
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.[1] The mouse's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and urban areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. 1 2 Lavrenchenko, L.; Schlitter, D. (2008). "Muriculus imberbis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T13935A4366819. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T13935A4366819.en. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  • Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1387. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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