''Stenocephalemys'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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 genus is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
.
Species
''Stenocephalemys'' contains six described species:
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Ethiopian white-footed mouse (''Stenocephalemys albipes'')
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Ethiopian narrow-headed rat
The Ethiopian narrow-headed rat (''Stenocephalemys albocaudata'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found only in Ethiopia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-elevation shrubland and subtropical or tropical ...
(''Stenocephalemys albocaudata'')
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Gray-tailed narrow-headed rat
The gray-tailed narrow-headed rat (''Stenocephalemys griseicauda'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found only in Ethiopia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high- ...
(''Stenocephalemys griseicauda'')
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Rupp's mouse (''Stenocephalemys ruppi'')
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Stenocephalemys sokolovi''
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Stenocephalemys zimai''
References
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Rodent genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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