Bellier's striped grass mouse

Bellier's lemniscomys or Bellier's striped grass mouse (Lemniscomys bellieri) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, and possibly Sierra Leone. Its natural habitat is typically a dry savanna region.

Bellier's striped grass mouse

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Lemniscomys
Species:
L. bellieri
Binomial name
Lemniscomys bellieri
Van der Straeten, 1975

References

  • Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  • Van der Straeten, E. 2004. Lemniscomys bellieri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.


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