Shortridge's multimammate mouse

Shortridge's multimammate mouse (Mastomys shortridgei) is a rodent species in the family Muridae.[2] It is native to Angola, Botswana and Namibia. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and swamps.[1]

Shortridge's multimammate mouse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Mastomys
Species:
M. shortridgei
Binomial name
Mastomys shortridgei
(St. Leger, 1933)

References

  1. Cassola, F. (2016). "Mastomys shortridgei". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T12869A22425542. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T12869A22425542.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1367. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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