Neumann's grass rat
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| Neumann's grass rat | |
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| Neumann's grass rats in the Prague Zoo | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Arvicanthis |
| Species: | A. neumanni
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| Binomial name | |
| Arvicanthis neumanni (Matschie, 1894)
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| Synonyms | |
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Arvicanthis somalicus Thomas, 1903 | |
Neumann's grass rat (Arvicanthis neumanni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and possibly Kenya. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
References
[edit]- ^ Cassola, F. (2016). "Arvicanthis neumanni". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN: e.T2148A115060686. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T2148A22460851.en. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- Boitani, L. 2004. Arvicanthis somalicus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- 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.
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