''Grammomys'' is a genus of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...
in the family
Muridae
The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia.
The name Muridae come ...
endemic to
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
.
It contains the following species:
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Arid thicket rat
The arid thicket rat (''Grammomys aridulus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found only in Sudan.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland
Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant commun ...
(''Grammomys aridulus'')
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Short-snouted thicket rat (''Grammomys brevirostris'')
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Bunting's thicket rat (''Grammomys buntingi'')
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Gray-headed thicket rat (''Grammomys caniceps'')
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Mozambique thicket rat (''Grammomys cometes'')
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Woodland thicket rat (''Grammomys dolichurus'')
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Forest thicket rat (''Grammomys dryas'')
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Giant thicket rat (''Grammomys gigas'')
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Ruwenzori thicket rat (''Grammomys ibeanus'')
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Eastern rainforest grammomys (''Grammomys kuru'')
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Macmillan's thicket rat (''Grammomys macmillani'')
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Ethiopian thicket rat
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
Habitat destructio ...
(''Grammomys minnae'')
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Shining thicket rat (''Grammomys poensis'')
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Selous thicket rat (''Grammomys selousi'')
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African woodland thicket rat (''Grammomys surdaster'')
References
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Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 ''in'' Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
Rodent genera
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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