Hoogstraal's lemniscomys or Hoogstraal's striped grass mouse (Lemniscomys hoogstraali) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is known only from the type specimen collected in 1961 at Paloich, north of Niayok,[1] South Sudan.
Hoogstraal's striped grass mouse | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Lemniscomys |
Species: | L. hoogstraali
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Binomial name | |
Lemniscomys hoogstraali Dieterlen, 1991
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Its descriptive common name is based on its striped markings and its natural habitat in moist savanna. The specific epithet honors entomologist and parasitologist Dr. Harry Hoogstraal.
References
edit- ^ a b van der Straeten, E. & Abdel-Rahman, E.H. (2017) [errata version of 201 assessment]. "Lemniscomys hoogstraali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 201: e.T11490A115102793. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- 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. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.