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Heuglin's striped grass mouse

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Heuglin's lemniscomys or Heuglin's striped grass mouse (Lemniscomys zebra) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is generally found in Sub-Saharan Africa. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, arable land, and plantations. The species was described by Theodor von Heuglin in 1864 and belongs to the genus Lemniscomys. Its species box lists it as Least Concern, and the IUCN Red List category carried by GBIF is the same. The sources read for this entry do not name its range country by country and do not describe its diet, activity pattern or lifespan.

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Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
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Child Taxon Of

Muridae, Taxa
Source Heuglin's striped grass mouse (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Savanna, Biomes
Source Heuglin's striped grass mouse (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. GBIF: Heuglin's striped grass mouse in GBIF
GBIFDistributions, IUCN Red List threat status
Quote, Distributions, IUCN Red List threat status
[2].threatStatus: LEAST_CONCERN
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Heuglin's striped grass mouse (Wikipedia)
  • In Group: Rodents And Lagomorphs, Lead, classification
    Heuglin's lemniscomys or Heuglin's striped grass mouse (Lemniscomys zebra) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
  • Child Taxon Of: Muridae, Lead, family
    Heuglin's lemniscomys or Heuglin's striped grass mouse (Lemniscomys zebra) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
  • In Biome: Savanna, Habitat
    Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, arable land, and plantations.
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