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Arid Woodland Grammomys
Grammomys aridulus Thomas & Hinton, 1923
Also calledDarfurAkazienmaus (deu) · Grammomys du Soudan (fra)
First described in: Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. vol.1923 p.268
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Usually either listed as a subspecies of G. macmillani (G. M. Allen, 1939; Ellerman, 1941; Setzer, 1956) or included in G. dolichurus (Misonne, 1974), but considered a distinct species by Hutterer and Dieterlen (1984).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
discussion
COMMENTS: Usually either listed as a subspecies of G. macmillani (Allen, 1939; Ellerman, 1941; Setzer, 1956) or included in G. dolichurus (Misonne, 1974), but considered a distinct species by Hutterer and Dieterlen (1984).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
biology_ecology
Habitat. Bushy savanna above 1000 m. Food and Feeding. Arid Woodland Thicket Rats are presumably herbivorous, feeding on a range of plants and fruits. Breeding. Reproduction occurs in the wet season. Activity patterns. Arid Woodland Thicket Rats are nocturnal and arboreal. Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Muridae
conservation
Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. The Arid Woodland Thicket Rat is very sparsely distributed, and few records are known.
Muridae
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2439199.