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Woodland thicket rat

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The woodland thicket rat, Grammomys dolichurus, is a small African rodent in the family Muridae. It is also known as the woodland mouse. Its range is wide and stretches across eastern, central and southern Africa, from Ethiopia, South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania through Rwanda, Burundi, the two Congos, Angola, Zambia and Malawi to Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and South Africa. It lives in a broad spread of habitats, including tropical and subtropical dry forest, moist lowland forest, several kinds of shrubland and dry lowland grassland, and it also turns up on arable land, pasture and in urban areas. An adult measures about 27 cm in total length and weighs around 30 g. It builds its nests from fine grass and other vegetation, usually up to about 2 m above the ground, and sometimes takes over the nests of weaver birds.

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

Child Taxon Of

Muridae, Taxa
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In Biome

Tropical Dry Forest, Biomes
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Found In

Angola

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It is found in Angola, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Uganda.
Burundi

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It is found in Angola, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Uganda.
Democratic Republic of the Congo

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It is found in Angola, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Uganda.
Eswatini

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Source Woodland thicket rat (Wikipedia)Distribution
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It is found in Angola, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Uganda.
Ethiopia

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Source Woodland thicket rat (Wikipedia)Distribution
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It is found in Angola, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Uganda.
Kenya

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Source Woodland thicket rat (Wikipedia)Distribution
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It is found in Angola, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Uganda.
Malawi

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Source Woodland thicket rat (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
It is found in Angola, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Uganda.
Mozambique

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Source Woodland thicket rat (Wikipedia)Distribution
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It is found in Angola, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Uganda.
Republic of the Congo

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Source Woodland thicket rat (Wikipedia)Distribution
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It is found in Angola, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Uganda.
Rwanda

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Source Woodland thicket rat (Wikipedia)Distribution
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It is found in Angola, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Uganda.
South Africa

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Source Woodland thicket rat (Wikipedia)Distribution
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It is found in Angola, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Uganda.
South Sudan

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Source Woodland thicket rat (Wikipedia)Distribution
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It is found in Angola, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Uganda.
Tanzania

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Source Woodland thicket rat (Wikipedia)Distribution
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It is found in Angola, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Uganda.
Uganda

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Source Woodland thicket rat (Wikipedia)Distribution
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It is found in Angola, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Uganda.
Zambia

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Source Woodland thicket rat (Wikipedia)Distribution
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It is found in Angola, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Uganda.
Zimbabwe

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Source Woodland thicket rat (Wikipedia)Distribution
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It is found in Angola, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Uganda.
Sources
1. Woodland thicket rat (Wikipedia)
  • Habitat
    Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland
  • Distribution
    It is found in Angola, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Uganda.
  • Child Taxon Of: Muridae, Lead
    The woodland thicket rat (Grammomys dolichurus), also known as the woodland mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
  • In Group: Rodents And Lagomorphs, Lead
    The woodland thicket rat (Grammomys dolichurus), also known as the woodland mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
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2. Mammal Diversity Database: Grammomys dolichurus
Mammal Diversity Database
  • IUCN Red List status
    IUCN Red List status Least Concern
  • Species status
    Species status Living
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