Blick's grass rat

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Blick's grass rat
Blick's grass rat (Arvicanthis blicki).jpg
Sanetti Plateau, Bale Mountains, Ethiopia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Arvicanthis
Species:
A. blicki
Binomial name
Arvicanthis blicki
Frick, 1914

Blick's grass rat (Arvicanthis blicki) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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