Shortridge's rat
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Species: | T. shortridgei
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Thallomys shortridgei |
Shortridge's Rat (Thallomys shortridgei) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found only in South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
References
- Boitani, L. & Taylor, P. 2004. Thallomys shortridgei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.