Typical Striped Grass Mouse
| Typical Striped Grass Mouse | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Lemniscomys |
| Species: | L. striatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lemniscomys striatus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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The Typical Striped Grass Mouse (Lemniscomys striatus) is a small rodent of the suborder Myomorpha, native to Africa, and with longitudinally-striped fur. There are about eleven different species of striped grass mouse,[1] of which Lemniscomys barbarus and Lemniscomys striatus are the two most frequently encountered in captivity.[2]
The average adult weight is 42.3g.[3] The female reaches sexual maturity at around 168 days, the gestation period is about twenty-five days, and the average number of babies in a litter is 4.54.[3]
The lifespan of the typical striped grass mouse is short. In the wild, they generally do not live past their first breeding season. In captivity, they may live longer. The maximum age documented for a typical striped grass mouse in captivity is 4.8 years.[3]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Tüpfelgrasmäuse
- Striped grass mouse entry at World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA)
- Russel Tofts: Striped Mouse
- Lemniscomys striatus entry in "AnAge": The Animal Aging Database
- Lemniscomys striatus entry in NMNH Mammal Species of the World
- Lemniscomys striatus entry in the IUCN Red List of threatened species
