Single-striped grass mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the single-striped grass mouse lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lemniscomys rosalia
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the single-striped grass mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the single-striped grass mouse in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Tanzania

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the single-striped grass mouse endangered?

The single-striped grass mouse’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the single-striped grass mouse?

The single-striped grass mouse (Lemniscomys rosalia) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Lemniscomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the single-striped grass mouse

The single-striped grass mouse or single-striped lemniscomys (Lemniscomys rosalia) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are moist savanna and arable land. Total length is 27 cm and its mass is 60g. Diet consists of seeds, greenery, and occasionally insects. It resides in self-constructed burrows and it excavates tunnels that lead to its feeding-grounds. Reproductive season is between September and March and on average litters contain 5 pups, but they can get as large as 11.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Single-striped grass mouse (revision 1379555872), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1768323 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).