Rupp's Mouse
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| Stenocephalemys ruppi (Van der Straeten & Dieterlen, 1983) |
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Myomys ruppi (Van der Straeten & Dieterlen, 1983) |
Rupp's Mouse or Rupp's Stenocephalemys (Stenocephalemys ruppi) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] References
- Lavrenchenko, L., Van der Straten, E. & Corti, M. 2004. Stenocephalemys ruppi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
- 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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