| Arvicanthis | |
|---|---|
) | |
| African grass rat (Arvicanthis niloticus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Subfamily: | Murinae |
| Genus: | Arvicanthis Lesson, 1842 |
| Species | |
| Arvicanthis abyssinicus | |
Arvicanthis is a genus of rodent from Africa. They are commonly referred to as unstriped grass mice, unstriped grass rats, and kusu rats.
Species
Genus Arvicanthis - unstriped grass mice
- Abyssinian grass rat, Arvicanthis abyssinicus Rüppell, 1842
- Sudanian grass rat, Arvicanthis ansorgei Thomas, 1910
- Blick's grass rat, Arvicanthis blicki Frick, 1914
- Nairobi grass rat, Arvicanthis nairobae J. A. Allen, 1909
- Neumann's grass rat, Arvicanthis neumanni Matschie, 1894
- African grass rat, Arvicanthis niloticus É. Geoffroy, 1803
- Guinean grass rat, Arvicanthis rufinus Temminck, 1853
References
- 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.