Nairobi grass rat
| Nairobi grass rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Arvicanthis |
| Species: | A. nairobae
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| Binomial name | |
| Arvicanthis nairobae J.A. Allen, 1909
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The Nairobi grass rat (Arvicanthis nairobae) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, and possibly Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.
References
- ^ Cassola, F. (2016). "Arvicanthis nairobae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T2146A22460610. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T2146A22460610.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- 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.