- Striped grass mouse
Taxobox
fossil_range = LatePliocene to Recent
name = Striped grass mice
image_width = 220px
image_caption = "Lemniscomys barbarus "
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Mammal ia
ordo =Rodent ia
familia =Muridae
subfamilia =Murinae
genus = "Lemniscomys"
genus_authority = Trouessart, 1881
subdivision_ranks =Species
subdivision = "Lemniscomys barbarus"
"Lemniscomys bellieri"
"Lemniscomys griselda"
"Lemniscomys hoogstraali"
"Lemniscomys linulus"
"Lemniscomys macculus"
"Lemniscomys mittendorfi"
"Lemniscomys rosalia"
"Lemniscomys roseveari"
"Lemniscomys striatus"
"Lemniscomys zebra"The eleven species in genus "Lemniscomys" are the striped grass mice. They are small rodents with striped fur, native to Africa.
* "
Lemniscomys barbarus " (Linnaeus, 1766) —Barbary Striped Grass Mouse
* "Lemniscomys bellieri " Van der Straeten, 1975 —Bellier's Striped Grass Mouse
* "Lemniscomys griselda " (Thomas, 1904) —Griselda's Striped Grass Mouse
* "Lemniscomys hoogstraali " Dieterlen, 1991 —Hoogstal's Striped Grass Mouse
* "Lemniscomys linulus " (Thomas, 1910) —Senegal One-striped Grass Mouse
* "Lemniscomys macculus " (Thomas and Wroughton, 1910) —Buffoon Striped Grass Mouse
* "Lemniscomys mittendorfi " Eisentraut, 1968 —Mittendorf's Striped Grass Mouse
* "Lemniscomys rosalia " (Thomas, 1904) —Single-striped Grass Mouse
* "Lemniscomys roseveari " Van der Straeten, 1980 —Rosevear's Striped Grass Mouse
* "Lemniscomys striatus " (Linnaeus, 1758) —Typical Striped Grass Mouse
* "Lemniscomys zebra " (Heuglin, 1864) —Heuglin's Striped Grass Mouse External links
* [http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Lemniscomys.html "Lemniscomys" entry in Animal Diversity Web]
* [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/TaxonTree.aspx?id=62998 "Lemniscomys" entry in "The Taxonomican] (does not include the species "Lemniscomys zebra")
* [http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/L/Lemniscomys_zebra.asp "Lemniscomys zebra" entry in "Zipcode Zoo"] (with links to entries for other "Lemniscomys" species and subspecies)
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