Ruwenzori thicket rat | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Grammomys |
Species: | G. ibeanus |
Binomial name | |
Grammomys ibeanus (Osgood, 1910) |
The Ruwenzori thicket rat (Grammomys ibeanus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Kenya, Malawi, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Dieterlen, F., Taylor, P. & Boitani, L. 2004. Grammomys ibeanus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 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. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
Extant species of subfamily Murinae (Oenomys–Pithecheir) | |||||||||||||
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Grammomys ibeanus |
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