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Typical striped grass mouse

Mammals

The typical striped grass mouse (Lemniscomys striatus) is a small rodent in the family Muridae, found widely in sub-Saharan Africa. The head and body measure about 93 to 142 millimetres and the tail is longer than the body, at 92 to 155 millimetres, and adults weigh up to about 68 grams, 42.3 grams on average. The back is blackish brown with pale stripes running to the base of the tail and rows of small pale spots on each side, and the underparts are whitish. It lives in deforested areas, grasslands, secondary forest and savanna up to about 1,700 metres. Females mature at around 168 days and gestation lasts about 25 days, with an average litter of 4.5. It is a complex of similar forms with six subspecies, and the longest recorded captive life is 4.8 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Lifespan
4.8 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Muridae, Taxa
Source Mammal Diversity Database: Lemniscomys striatus

In Biome

Grassland, Biomes
Source Typical striped grass mouse (Wikipedia)
Savanna, Biomes
Source Typical striped grass mouse (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Angola

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Lemniscomys striatusCountry distribution
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Country distribution Angola · Benin · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ethiopia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Liberia · Malawi · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia
Benin

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Lemniscomys striatusCountry distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Angola · Benin · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ethiopia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Liberia · Malawi · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia
Burkina Faso

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Lemniscomys striatusCountry distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Angola · Benin · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ethiopia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Liberia · Malawi · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia
Burundi

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Lemniscomys striatusCountry distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Angola · Benin · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ethiopia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Liberia · Malawi · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia
Cameroon

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Lemniscomys striatusCountry distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Angola · Benin · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ethiopia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Liberia · Malawi · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia
Central African Republic

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Lemniscomys striatusCountry distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Angola · Benin · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ethiopia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Liberia · Malawi · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia
Chad

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Lemniscomys striatusCountry distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Angola · Benin · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ethiopia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Liberia · Malawi · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia
Cote d'Ivoire

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Lemniscomys striatusCountry distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Angola · Benin · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ethiopia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Liberia · Malawi · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia
Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Lemniscomys striatusCountry distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Angola · Benin · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ethiopia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Liberia · Malawi · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia
Ethiopia

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Lemniscomys striatusCountry distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Angola · Benin · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ethiopia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Liberia · Malawi · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia
Ghana

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Lemniscomys striatusCountry distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Angola · Benin · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ethiopia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Liberia · Malawi · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia
Guinea

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Lemniscomys striatusCountry distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Angola · Benin · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ethiopia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Liberia · Malawi · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia
Guinea-Bissau

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Lemniscomys striatusCountry distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Angola · Benin · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ethiopia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Liberia · Malawi · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia
Kenya

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Lemniscomys striatusCountry distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Angola · Benin · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ethiopia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Liberia · Malawi · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia
Liberia

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Lemniscomys striatusCountry distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Angola · Benin · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ethiopia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Liberia · Malawi · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia
Malawi

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Lemniscomys striatusCountry distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Angola · Benin · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ethiopia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Liberia · Malawi · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia
Nigeria

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Lemniscomys striatusCountry distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Angola · Benin · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ethiopia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Liberia · Malawi · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia
Republic of the Congo

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Lemniscomys striatusCountry distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Angola · Benin · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ethiopia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Liberia · Malawi · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia
Rwanda

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Lemniscomys striatusCountry distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Angola · Benin · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ethiopia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Liberia · Malawi · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia
Sierra Leone

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Lemniscomys striatusCountry distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Angola · Benin · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ethiopia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Liberia · Malawi · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia
South Sudan

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Lemniscomys striatusCountry distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Angola · Benin · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ethiopia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Liberia · Malawi · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia
Sudan

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Lemniscomys striatusCountry distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Angola · Benin · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ethiopia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Liberia · Malawi · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia
Tanzania

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Lemniscomys striatusCountry distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Angola · Benin · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ethiopia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Liberia · Malawi · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia
Togo

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Lemniscomys striatusCountry distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Angola · Benin · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ethiopia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Liberia · Malawi · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia
Uganda

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Lemniscomys striatusCountry distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Angola · Benin · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ethiopia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Liberia · Malawi · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia
Zambia

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Lemniscomys striatusCountry distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Angola · Benin · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ethiopia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Liberia · Malawi · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia
Sources
1. Typical striped grass mouse (Wikipedia)
  • Habitat, land type
    This species lives in deforested areas, grasslands, secondary forest and savanna up to 1,700 metres (5,580 ft) above sea level.
  • In Biome: Grassland, Habitat
    This species lives in deforested areas, grasslands, secondary forest and savanna up to 1,700 metres (5,580 ft) above sea level.
  • In Biome: Savanna, Habitat
    This species lives in deforested areas, grasslands, secondary forest and savanna up to 1,700 metres (5,580 ft) above sea level.
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2. Mammal Diversity Database: Lemniscomys striatus
Mammal Diversity Database
  • Species status
    Species status Living
  • IUCN Red List status
    IUCN Red List status Least Concern
  • Child Taxon Of: Muridae, Taxonomy, family
    Family: Muridae
  • In Group: Rodents And Lagomorphs, Taxonomy
    Order: Rodentia
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3. Human Ageing Genomic Resources AnAge: AnAge entry for Lemniscomys striatus
Human Ageing Genomic Resources AnAgeMaximum longevity
Quote, Maximum longevity
Maximum longevity 4.8 years (captivity)
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