Abyssinian Grass Rat

Abyssinian Grass Rat
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Arvicanthis
Species:	A. abyssinicus
Binomial name
Arvicanthis abyssinicus (Rüppell, 1842)

The Abyssinian Grass Rat (Arvicanthis abyssinicus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Eritrea and Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, arable land, and pastureland.

References

• Lavrenchenko, L. & Corti, M. 2004. Arvicanthis abyssinicus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.
• Musser, Guy G.; Carleton, Michael D. (16 November 2005). "Superfamily Muroidea (pp. 894-1531)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). p. 1286. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=13001238.