Nairobi grass rat

Nairobi grass rat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Arvicanthis
Species:	A. nairobae
Binomial name
Arvicanthis nairobae J.A. Allen, 1909

The Nairobi grass rat (Arvicanthis nairobae) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, and possibly Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

References

1. Cassola, F. (2016). "Arvicanthis nairobae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T2146A22460610. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T2146A22460610.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.

• 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. 1287. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.