Ethiopian Grammomys
Grammomys minnae Hutterer & Dieterlen, 1984
Also calledAthiopien-Akazienmaus (deu) · Grammomys de Minna (fra)
First described in: Stuttg. Beitr. Naturk., A vol.374 p.10
The Ethiopian thicket rat (Grammomys minnae) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Recorded only from two localities. About the same body size as G. dolichurus and G. macmillani but has a very different karyotype (2 n = 32, FN = 64; 2 n = 52, FN = 66 in G. dolichurus and 2 n = 68 - 76 in G. macmillani). Reviewed as an Ethiopian endemic by Yalden and Largen (1992; also see Yalden et al., 1996).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
materials_examined
Type Locality: S Ethiopia, Sidamo Province, edge of Bulcha Forest, 1800 m.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
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TYPE LOCALITY: S Ethiopia, Sidamo Prov., edge of Bulcha Forest, 1800 m.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
activity
Activity patterns. Ethiopian Thicket Rats are presumably nocturnal and arboreal.
Muridae
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2439204.