Typical striped grass mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the typical striped grass mouse lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lemniscomys striatus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	8 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the typical striped grass mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the typical striped grass mouse in 8 countries and territories across Africa.

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 typical striped grass mouse endangered?

The typical 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 typical striped grass mouse?

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

About the typical striped grass mouse

The typical striped grass mouse (Lemniscomys striatus) is a small rodent of the suborder Myomorpha in the family Muridae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Typical striped grass mouse (revision 1315328359), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q302539 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).