Ethiopian narrow-headed rat

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Ethiopian narrow-headed rat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Stenocephalemys
Species:
S. albocaudata
Binomial name
Stenocephalemys albocaudata
Frick, 1914

The Ethiopian narrow-headed rat (Stenocephalemys albocaudata) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-elevation shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-elevation grassland.

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References

  1. Lavrenchenko, L.; Schlitter, D. (2016). "Stenocephalemys albocaudata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T20740A22428913. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T20740A22428913.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.