Arvicanthis striatus Linnaeus 1758 (typical striped grass mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

Alternative combination: Mus striatus

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Arvicanthis according to O. Thomas 1911

See also Linnaeus 1758

Sister taxa: Arvicanthis broekhuisi, Arvicanthis dunni

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Arvicanthis striatus in the database

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