Ethiopian thicket rat

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Ethiopian thicket rat
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Grammomys
Species:
G. minnae
Binomial name
Grammomys minnae
Hutterer & Dieterlen, 1984

The Ethiopian thicket rat (Grammomys minnae) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References[]

  • Boitani, L., Lavrenchenko, L. & Dieterlen, F. 2004. Grammomys minnae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.
  • 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. p. 1326. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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