Bellier's striped grass mouse
Bellier's lemniscomys or Bellier's striped grass mouse (Lemniscomys bellieri) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, and possibly Sierra Leone. Its natural habitat is typically a dry savanna region.
| Bellier's striped grass mouse | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Lemniscomys |
| Species: | L. bellieri |
| Binomial name | |
| Lemniscomys bellieri Van der Straeten, 1975 | |
References
- 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.
- Van der Straeten, E. 2004. Lemniscomys bellieri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
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