Hoogstraal's striped grass mouse

Hoogstraal's striped grass mouse

Hoogstraal's lemniscomys

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Lemniscomys hoogstraali

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, South Sudan.

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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.

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1. Hoogstraal's striped grass mouse Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoogstraal's_striped_grass_mouse
2. Hoogstraal's striped grass mouse on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11490/115102793

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