Shortridge's rat

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Shortridge's rat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Thallomys
Species:
T. shortridgei
Binomial name
Thallomys shortridgei
Thomas & Hinton, 1923
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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.

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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.