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| authority = [[René Lesson|Lesson]], 1842 |
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| type_species = ''[[African grass rat|Lemmus niloticus]]'' |
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'''''Arvicanthis''''' is a genus of [[rodent]] from [[Africa]]. They are commonly referred to as '''unstriped grass mice''', '''unstriped grass rats''', and '''kusu rats'''. |
'''''Arvicanthis''''' is a [[genus]] of [[rodent]] from [[Africa]]. They are commonly referred to as '''unstriped grass mice''', '''unstriped grass rats''', and '''kusu rats'''. |
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==Species== |
==Species== |
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*[[African grass rat]], ''Arvicanthis niloticus'' <small>É. Geoffroy, 1803</small> |
*[[African grass rat]], ''Arvicanthis niloticus'' <small>É. Geoffroy, 1803</small> |
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*[[Guinean grass rat]], ''Arvicanthis rufinus'' <small>Temminck, 1853</small> |
*[[Guinean grass rat]], ''Arvicanthis rufinus'' <small>Temminck, 1853</small> |
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Genetic evidence indicates that the extinct ''[[Canariomys]]'' is also nested within this genus.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Renom|first1=Pere|last2=de-Dios|first2=Toni|last3=Civit|first3=Sergi|last4=Llovera|first4=Laia|last5=Sánchez-Gracia|first5=Alejandro|last6=Lizano|first6=Esther|last7=Rando|first7=Juan Carlos|last8=Marquès-Bonet|first8=Tomàs|last9=Kergoat|first9=Gael J.|last10=Casanovas-Vilar|first10=Isaac|last11=Lalueza-Fox|first11=Carles|title=Genetic data from the extinct giant rat from Tenerife (Canary Islands) points to a recent divergence from mainland relatives|journal=Biology Letters|year=2021|volume=17|issue=12|pages=20210533|doi=10.1098/rsbl.2021.0533|pmc=8692034|pmid=34932923}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==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. |
*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. |
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{{Murinae (Aethomys–Chrotomys)}} |
{{Murinae (Aethomys–Chrotomys)}} |
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Latest revision as of 03:44, 10 December 2023
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| African grass rat (Arvicanthis niloticus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Tribe: | Arvicanthini |
| Genus: | Arvicanthis Lesson, 1842 |
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| Lemmus niloticus | |
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Arvicanthis abyssinicus | |
Arvicanthis is a genus of rodent from Africa. They are commonly referred to as unstriped grass mice, unstriped grass rats, and kusu rats.
Species
[edit]Genus Arvicanthis - unstriped grass mice
- Abyssinian grass rat, Arvicanthis abyssinicus Rüppell, 1842
- Sudanian grass rat, Arvicanthis ansorgei Thomas, 1910
- Blick's grass rat, Arvicanthis blicki Frick, 1914
- Nairobi grass rat, Arvicanthis nairobae J. A. Allen, 1909
- Neumann's grass rat, Arvicanthis neumanni Matschie, 1894
- African grass rat, Arvicanthis niloticus É. Geoffroy, 1803
- Guinean grass rat, Arvicanthis rufinus Temminck, 1853
Genetic evidence indicates that the extinct Canariomys is also nested within this genus.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Renom, Pere; de-Dios, Toni; Civit, Sergi; Llovera, Laia; Sánchez-Gracia, Alejandro; Lizano, Esther; Rando, Juan Carlos; Marquès-Bonet, Tomàs; Kergoat, Gael J.; Casanovas-Vilar, Isaac; Lalueza-Fox, Carles (2021). "Genetic data from the extinct giant rat from Tenerife (Canary Islands) points to a recent divergence from mainland relatives". Biology Letters. 17 (12): 20210533. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2021.0533. PMC 8692034. PMID 34932923.
- 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.
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