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Mozambique thicket rat

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Species of rodent

Mozambique thicket rat
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Grammomys
Species: G. cometes
Binomial name
Grammomys cometes
(Thomas & Wroughton, 1908)

The Mozambique thicket rat (Grammomys cometes) is an African species of rodent in the mouse family, Muridae. It is found in Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

References

Extant species of subfamily Murinae (Oenomys–Pithecheir)
Oenomys
Division
Grammomys
Lamottemys
Oenomys
(Rufous-nosed rats)
Thallomys
(Acacia rats)
Thamnomys
(Thicket rats)
Phloeomys
Division
Batomys
(Luzon and Mindanao
forest rats)
Carpomys
(Luzon rats)
Crateromys
(Cloudrunners)
Phloeomys
(Slender-tailed
cloud rats)
Pithecheir
Division
Eropeplus
Lenomys
Lenothrix
Margaretamys
(Margareta's rats)
Pithecheir
(Monkey-footed rats)
Pithecheirops
See also
Aethomys–Chrotomys
Colomys–Golunda
Hadromys–Maxomys
Melasmothrix–Mus
Pogonomys–Pseudomys
Rattus
Stenocephalomys–Xeromys
Otomys
Others
Taxon identifiers
Grammomys cometes


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