Awash multimammate mouse
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Chermundy (talk | contribs) at 20:39, 15 June 2010. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.Revision as of 20:39, 15 June 2010 by Chermundy (talk | contribs)
| Awash Multimammate Mouse | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | M. awashensis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Mastomys awashensis Lavrenchenko, Likhnova & Baskevich, 1998
| |
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.
References
- Lavrenchenko, L. & Corti, M. 2004. Mastomys awashensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
