Ethiopian thicket rat

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The Ethiopian thicket rat (Grammomys minnae) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Ethiopian thicket rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Grammomys
Species:
G. minnae
Binomial name
Grammomys minnae
Hutterer & Dieterlen, 1984

References

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  • Boitani, L., Lavrenchenko, L. & Dieterlen, F. 2004. Grammomys minnae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 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. p. 1326. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.