Shortridge's rat

Shortridge's rat
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Thallomys
Species:	T. shortridgei
Binomial name
Thallomys shortridgei Thomas & Hinton, 1923

Shortridge's rat (Thallomys shortridgei) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

References

1. Taylor, P.; Relton, C. (2019). "Thallomys shortridgei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T21693A22436032. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T21693A22436032.en . Retrieved 16 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. 1510. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.