Ethiopian striped mouse

Ethiopian striped mouse
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Mus
Species:	M. imberbis
Binomial name
Mus imberbis Rüppell, 1842
Synonyms
Muriculus imberbis(Rüppell, 1842)

The Ethiopian striped mouse or striped-back mouse (Mus imberbis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is only found in Ethiopia. ^[1] It was formerly classified in the monotypic genus Muriculus, but phylogenetic evidence supports Muriculus being a subgenus within Mus , the true mice. ^{[2] [3]} The Ethiopian striped mouse's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and urban areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

1. Lavrenchenko, L.; Schlitter, D. (2016). "Muriculus imberbis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T13935A22454386. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T13935A22454386.en . Retrieved 19 January 2026.
2. Meheretu, Yonas; Šumbera, Radim; Bryja, Josef (2015-02-01). "Enigmatic Ethiopian endemic rodent Muriculus imberbis (Rüppell 1842) represents a separate lineage within genus Mus" . Mammalia. 79 (1): 15–23. doi:10.1515/mammalia-2013-0119. ISSN   1864-1547.
3. "Mus imberbis Rüppell, 1842". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists . Retrieved 2021-09-15.

• 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.