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Senegal one-striped grass mouse

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Species of rodent

Senegal one-striped grass mouse
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Lemniscomys
Species: L. linulus
Binomial name
Lemniscomys linulus
(Thomas, 1910)

Lemniscomys linulus, commonly known as the Senegal grass mouse or Senegal one-striped grass mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Guinea, Mali, and Senegal and its natural habitat is dry savanna. At one time considered to be a subspecies of Lemniscomys griselda, it is now accepted as a species in its own right.

Description

The Senegal one-striped grass mouse has a head-and-body length of about 110 mm (4.33 in) and a tail of a similar length. The dorsal fur is a buffy-grey colour, with a yellowish tinge on the hindquarters. A clearly defined dark stripe runs along the spine, and there are some indistinct lateral stripes, composed of tiny pale spots; these markings are formed because some of the hairs have pale-coloured tips, and in some individuals they are barely visible. The underparts are white, with a buff-coloured line separating the dorsal and ventral colorations. The tail is dark above, ochre at the sides and buff underneath. The feet are clad in buff-coloured hairs. Similar species with which it might be confused are Lemniscomys striatus and Lemniscomys zebra, but both of these have distinct pale-coloured lateral stripes.

Distribution and habitat

The Senegal one-striped grass mouse is endemic to West Africa where it occurs to the west of the Dahomey Gap, in Mali, Ivory Coast, Guinea and Senegal. It is found typically on dry savanna, but also occurs on wooded savanna, bushy countryside, grassland and cultivated land.

Status

This grass mouse has a limited range in West Africa and it is said to be common in Ivory Coast. No particular threats have been identified, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of least concern.

References

  1. ^ Granjon, L. (2016). "Lemniscomys linulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T11491A22438990. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T11491A22438990.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Kingdon, Jonathan; Happold, David; Butynski, Thomas; Hoffmann, Michael; Happold, Meredith & Kalina, Jan (2013). Mammals of Africa. A&C Black. p. 447. ISBN 978-1-4081-8996-2.
  3. 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.
Extant species of subfamily Murinae (Aethomys–Chrotomys)
Aethomys
Division
Aethomys
(Bush rats)
Apodemus
Division
Apodemus
(Old world
field mice)
Tokudaia
(Ryukyu spiny rats)
Arvicanthis
Division
Arvicanthis
(Unstriped
grass mice)
Desmomys
Lemniscomys
(Striped
grass mice)
Mylomys
Pelomys
(Groove-toothed
creek rats)
Rhabdomys
Chrotomys
Division
Apomys
Archboldomys
Soricomys
Chrotomys
(Luzon
striped rats)
Rhynchomys
(Shrewlike rats)
See also
Colomys–Golunda
Hadromys–Maxomys
Melasmothrix–Mus
Oenomys–Pithecheir
Pogonomys–Pseudomys
Rattus
Stenocephalomys–Xeromys
Otomys
Others
Taxon identifiers
Lemniscomys linulus
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