The single-striped grass mouse or single-striped lemniscomys (Lemniscomys rosalia) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are moist savanna and arable land. Total length is 27 cm and its mass is 60g. Diet consists of seeds, greenery, and occasionally insects. It resides in self-constructed burrows and it excavates tunnels that lead to its feeding-grounds. Reproductive season is between September and March and on average litters contain 5 pups, but they can get as large as 11. [2]
| Single-striped grass mouse | |
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| Tagged single-striped grass mouse (L. rosalia) in Mbuluzi Game Reserve, Swaziland. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Lemniscomys |
| Species: | L. rosalia |
| Binomial name | |
| Lemniscomys rosalia (Thomas, 1904) | |
References
edit- ↑ Child, M.F.; Monadjem, A. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Lemniscomys rosalia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T11493A115103055. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T11493A22439337.en. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ↑ Stuart, Chris; Stuart, Tilde (2007). Field Guide to Mammals of Southern Africa (4th, revised ed.). South Africa: Struik Publishers. p. 120. ISBN 978 1 77007 404 0.
- 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. p. 1343. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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