Striped grass mouse
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The eleven species in genus Lemniscomys are the striped grass mice. They are small rodents with striped fur, native to Africa.
- Lemniscomys barbarus (LinnaeusCarolus LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
, 1766) — Barbary Striped Grass MouseBarbary Striped Grass MouseThe zebra mouse is also known as the African striped grass mouse and the Barbary striped grass mouse. It is a small rodent of the suborder Myomorpha, native to Africa. Plain coloured species found in the areas of south-east Kenya and Tanzania, and larger spotted species populating Eastern Africa... - Lemniscomys bellieri Van der Straeten, 1975 — Bellier's Striped Grass Mouse
- Lemniscomys griselda (ThomasOldfield ThomasOldfield Thomas FRS was a British zoologist.Thomas worked at the Natural History Museum on mammals, describing about 2,000 new species and sub-species for the first time. He was appointed to the Museum Secretary's office in 1876, transferring to the Zoological Department in 1878...
, 1904) — Griselda's Striped Grass Mouse - Lemniscomys hoogstraali Dieterlen, 1991 — Hoogstal's Striped Grass Mouse
- Lemniscomys linulus (ThomasOldfield ThomasOldfield Thomas FRS was a British zoologist.Thomas worked at the Natural History Museum on mammals, describing about 2,000 new species and sub-species for the first time. He was appointed to the Museum Secretary's office in 1876, transferring to the Zoological Department in 1878...
, 1910) — Senegal One-striped Grass Mouse - Lemniscomys macculus (ThomasOldfield ThomasOldfield Thomas FRS was a British zoologist.Thomas worked at the Natural History Museum on mammals, describing about 2,000 new species and sub-species for the first time. He was appointed to the Museum Secretary's office in 1876, transferring to the Zoological Department in 1878...
and Wroughton, 1910) — Buffoon Striped Grass Mouse - Lemniscomys mittendorfi Eisentraut, 1968 — Mittendorf's Striped Grass Mouse
- Lemniscomys rosalia (ThomasOldfield ThomasOldfield Thomas FRS was a British zoologist.Thomas worked at the Natural History Museum on mammals, describing about 2,000 new species and sub-species for the first time. He was appointed to the Museum Secretary's office in 1876, transferring to the Zoological Department in 1878...
, 1904) — Single-striped Grass MouseSingle-Striped Grass MouseThe Single-striped Grass Mouse or Single-striped Lemniscomys is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.... - Lemniscomys roseveari Van der Straeten, 1980 — Rosevear's Striped Grass Mouse
- Lemniscomys striatus (LinnaeusCarolus LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
, 1758) — Typical Striped Grass MouseTypical Striped Grass MouseThe Typical Striped Grass Mouse is a small rodent of the suborder Myomorpha, native to Africa, and with longitudinally-striped fur... - Lemniscomys zebra (HeuglinTheodor von HeuglinMartin Theodor von Heuglin , was a German explorer and ornithologist.-Biography:...
, 1864) — Heuglin's Striped Grass Mouse
External links
- Lemniscomys entry in Animal Diversity Web
- Lemniscomys entry in "The Taxonomican (does not include the species Lemniscomys zebra)
- Lemniscomys zebra entry in "Zipcode Zoo" (with links to entries for other Lemniscomys species and subspecies)