Ethiopian striped mouse
| Ethiopian striped mouse Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Muriculus Thomas, 1903 |
| Species: | Muriculus
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| Muriculus (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.[1] The mouse's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and urban areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ^ a b Lavrenchenko, L.; Schlitter, D. (2008). "Muriculus imberbis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. IUCN: e.T13935A4366819. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T13935A4366819.en. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- 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. 1387. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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