Awash multimammate mouse
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Species: | M. awashensis
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Mastomys awashensis Lavrenchenko, Likhnova & Baskevich, 1998
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The Awash Mastomys or Awash Multimammate Mouse (Mastomys awashensis) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and arable land. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Lavrenchenko, L. & Corti, M. 2004. Mastomys awashensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 09 July 2007.