Rhabdomys
Southern African genus of mammals belonging to the mouse and rat family of rodents / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rhabdomys is a largely Southern African genus of muroid rodents slightly larger than house mice. They are known variously as striped or four-striped mice or rats. Traditionally the genus has been seen as a single species, Rhabdomys pumilio, though modern evidence on the basis of karyotype and mtDNA analysis suggests that it comprises two or more species and subspecies.[1] Dorsally Rhabdomys species display four characteristic black longitudinal stripes on a paler background.[2]
Quick Facts Rhabdomys Temporal range: Late Pliocene to Recent, Scientific classification ...
Rhabdomys Temporal range: Late Pliocene to Recent | |
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Rhabdomys pumilio | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Tribe: | Arvicanthini |
Genus: | Rhabdomys Thomas, 1916 |
Type species | |
Mus pumilio | |
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