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Single-striped grass mouse

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The single-striped grass mouse, also called the single-striped lemniscomys, Lemniscomys rosalia, is a rodent in the family Muridae. Its source article lists a wide southern and eastern African range from Angola and Kenya to South Africa and Zimbabwe, and gives its natural habitats as moist savanna and arable land. It has a total length of 27 centimetres and a mass of 60 grams, eats seeds, greenery and occasionally insects, and lives in self-constructed burrows with tunnels leading to its feeding grounds. The breeding season runs from September to March, and litters average five pups but can reach eleven.

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Classification
Living or Extinct
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Child Taxon Of

Muridae, Taxa
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In Biome

Savanna, Biomes
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Found In

Angola

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It is found in Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Botswana

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Source Single-striped grass mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
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It is found in Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Eswatini

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Source Single-striped grass mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
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It is found in Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Kenya

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Source Single-striped grass mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
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It is found in Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Malawi

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Source Single-striped grass mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
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It is found in Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Mozambique

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Source Single-striped grass mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
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It is found in Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Namibia

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Source Single-striped grass mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
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It is found in Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
South Africa

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Source Single-striped grass mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
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It is found in Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Tanzania

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Source Single-striped grass mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
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It is found in Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Zambia

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Source Single-striped grass mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
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It is found in Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe

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Source Single-striped grass mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Sources
1. iNaturalist: iNaturalist taxon record for Lemniscomys rosalia
iNaturalistTaxon record, extinct flag
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"extinct": false
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Single-striped grass mouse (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, range
    It is found in Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
  • Child Taxon Of: Muridae, Lead, classification
    is a species of rodent in the family Muridae
  • In Biome: Savanna, Lead, habitat
    Its natural habitats are moist savanna and arable land.
  • In Group: Rodents And Lagomorphs, Lead, classification
    is a species of rodent in the family Muridae
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