Abyssinian grass rat

Abyssinian grass rat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Arvicanthis
Species:	A. abyssinicus
Binomial name
Arvicanthis abyssinicus (Rüppell, 1842)

The Abyssinian grass rat (Arvicanthis abyssinicus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, arable land, and pastureland.

References

1. Lavrenchenko, L. (2016). "Arvicanthis abyssinicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T2144A22460675. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T2144A22460675.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.

• Lavrenchenko, L. (2016). "Arvicanthis abyssinicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T2144A22460675. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T2144A22460675.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
• 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. 1286. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.