The four-striped grass mouse (Rhabdomys pumilio) or four-striped grass rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Rhabdomys |
| Species: | R. pumilio
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| Rhabdomys pumilio (Sparrman, 1784)
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It is found throughout the southern half of Africa up to 2,300 metres (7,500 ft) above sea level, extending as far north as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] Its natural habitats are savannas, shrublands, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, hot deserts, arable land, rural gardens, and urban areas.
References
edit- ^ a b Du Toit, N.; Pillay, N.; Ganem, G.; Relton, C. (2019). "Rhabdomys pumilio". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T112168517A22402072. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T112168517A22402072.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ 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. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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