Heuglin's striped grass mouse

Heuglin's striped grass mouse
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Lemniscomys
Species:	L. zebra
Binomial name
Lemniscomys zebra (Heuglin, 1864)

Heuglin's lemniscomys or Heuglin's striped grass mouse (Lemniscomys zebra) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is generally found in Sub-Saharan Africa. ^[2] Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, arable land, and plantations. ^[3]

References

1. Cassola, F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Lemniscomys zebra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T41212A115177399. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T41212A22438540.en . Retrieved 27 February 2025.
2. Kingdon, J. (1997). The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals. pp. 212-213. ISBN   0-12-408355-2
3. 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.