Ethiopian striped mouse
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| Ethiopian Striped Mouse Temporal range: Recent
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| Genus: | Muriculus Thomas, 1903
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| Species: | M. imberbis
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| Muriculus imberbis (Rüppell, 1842)
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The Ethiopian Striped Mouse or Striped-back Mouse (Muriculus imberbis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is only found in Ethiopia. The mouse's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and urban areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Lavrenchenko, L. & Schlitter, D. 2004. Muriculus imberbis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 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.
