Ethiopian striped mouse

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Ethiopian striped mouse
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Mus
Species:
M. imberbis
Binomial name
Mus imberbis
Rüppell, 1842
Synonyms

Muriculus imberbis(Thomas, 1903)

The Ethiopian striped mouse or striped-back mouse (Mus imberbis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is only found in Ethiopia. [1] It was formerly classified in the monotypic genus Muriculus, but phylogenetic evidence supports Muriculus being a subgenus within Mus , the true mice. [2] [3] The Ethiopian striped mouse's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and urban areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. 1 2 Lavrenchenko, L. & Schlitter, D. (2008). "Muriculus imberbis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008: e.T13935A4366819. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T13935A4366819.en .
  2. Meheretu, Yonas; Šumbera, Radim; Bryja, Josef (2015-02-01). "Enigmatic Ethiopian endemic rodent Muriculus imberbis (Rüppell 1842) represents a separate lineage within genus Mus". Mammalia. 79 (1): 15–23. doi:10.1515/mammalia-2013-0119. ISSN   1864-1547.
  3. "Mus imberbis Rüppell, 1842". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists . Retrieved 2021-09-15.