Mozambique thicket rat
| Mozambique thicket rat | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Grammomys |
| Species: | G. cometes
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| Binomial name | |
| Grammomys cometes (Thomas& Wroughton, 1908)
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TheMozambique thicket rat(Grammomys cometes) is an African species ofrodentin the mouse family,Muridae. It is found inMozambique,South Africa,andZimbabwe. Its naturalhabitatis subtropical or tropical dryforests.
References
[edit]- Musser, G. G.;Carleton, M. D. (2005)."Superfamily Muroidea".InWilson, D. E.;Reeder, D. M. (eds.).Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference(3rd ed.).Johns Hopkins University Press.p. 1323.ISBN978-0-8018-8221-0.OCLC62265494.
- Taylor, P. 2004.Grammomys cometes.2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.Downloaded on 19 July 2007.