Blick's grass rat

Blick's grass rat
Sanetti Plateau, Bale Mountains, Ethiopia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Arvicanthis
Species:
A. blicki
Binomial name
Arvicanthis blicki
Frick, 1914

Blick's grass rat (Arvicanthis blicki) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  • Lavrenchenko, L. 2004. Arvicanthis blicki. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 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. p. 1287. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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