Abyssinian grass rat

The Abyssinian grass rat (Arvicanthis abyssinicus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Ethiopia, where it lives in subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and its natural habitats also include arable land and pastureland. The species was described by Eduard Rüppell in 1842 under the genus Arvicanthis, a group of African grass rats. The International Union for Conservation of Nature assessed it in 2016 as Least Concern, the category for species that are not currently judged to be close to threatened. Wikipedia counts it among the endemic fauna of Ethiopia, meaning that its range lies within that country. The article describing it is short and records its range, habitat and conservation status rather than its behavior or biology.