Shortridge's rat

Shortridge's rat
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific 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

• Boitani, L. & Taylor, P. 2004. Thallomys shortridgei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 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. p. 1510. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.