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Shortridge's rat
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Thallomys
Species: T. shortridgei
Binomial name
Thallomys shortridgei
Thomas & Hinton, 1923

Shortridge's rat (Thallomys shortridgei) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

References

  1. Taylor, P.; Relton, C. (2019). "Thallomys shortridgei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T21693A22436032. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T21693A22436032.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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
Thallomys shortridgei


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