Four-striped grass mouse

Four-striped grass mouse
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Rhabdomys
Species:	R. pumilio
Binomial name
Rhabdomys pumilio (Sparrman, 1784)
Synonyms
R. bechuanae R. dilectus

The four-striped grass mouse (Rhabdomys pumilio) or four-striped grass rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. ^[2]

It is found throughout the southern half of Africa up to 2,300 metres (7,500 ft) above sea level, extending as far north as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ^[1] Its natural habitats are savannas, shrublands, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, hot deserts, arable land, rural gardens, and urban areas.

References

1. Du Toit, N.; Pillay, N.; Ganem, G.; Relton, C. (2019). "Rhabdomys pumilio". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T112168517A22402072. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T112168517A22402072.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. 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. pp. 894–1531. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.