Shortridge's multimammate mouse
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Species: | M. shortridgei
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Mastomys shortridgei (St. Leger, 1933)
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Shortridge's Multimammate Mouse (Mastomys shortridgei) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, and Namibia. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and swamps.
References
- Coetzee, N. & Griffin, M. 2004. Mastomys shortridgei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- 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.