Woodland thicket rat
| Woodland thicket rat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Grammomys |
| Species: | G. dolichurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Grammomys dolichurus (Smuts, 1832) | |
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The woodland thicket rat (Grammomys dolichurus), also known as the woodland mouse,[3] is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe[1] and Uganda.[4] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, arable land, pastureland, and urban areas.[1] It has a total length of 27 cm and its mass is 30g. Nests are made of fine grass and vegetation, usually up to 2 m above ground, and in some cases they make use of the nests of weaver birds (Ploceidae).[3]
References
- 1 2 3 Child, M.F. & Taylor, P. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Grammomys dolichurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T9454A115092112. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T9454A22437433.en. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ↑ "Grammomys dolichurus (Smuts, 1832)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
- 1 2 Stuart, Chris; Stuart, Tilde (2007). Field Guide to Mammals of Southern Africa (4th, revised ed.). South Africa: Struik Publishers. pp. 124–125. ISBN 978 1 77007 404 0.
- ↑ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). "Species Grammomys dolichurus". Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. Retrieved 15 April 2026 – via Bucknell University.
- 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.
- Taylor, P. & Boitani, L. 2004. Grammomys dolichurus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.