Shortridge's multimammate mouse
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Species: | M. shortridgei
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Mastomys shortridgei St Leger, 1933
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The Shortridge's Multimammate Mouse (Mastomys shortridgei) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It it found in Angola, Botswana, and Namibia. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and swamps.
Source
- Coetzee, N. & Griffin, M. 2004. Mastomys shortridgei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 09 July 2007.