| Ethiopian striped mouse | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Mus |
| Species: | M. imberbis
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| Binomial name | |
| Mus imberbis Rüppell, 1842
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| Synonyms | |
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Muriculus imberbis (Rüppell, 1842) | |
The Ethiopian striped mouse or striped-back mouse (Mus imberbis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is only found in Ethiopia.1 It was formerly classified in the monotypic genus Muriculus, but phylogenetic evidence supports Muriculus being a subgenus within Mus, the true mice.23 The Ethiopian striped mouse's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and urban areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
References
- Lavrenchenko, L.; Schlitter, D. (2016). "Muriculus imberbis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T13935A22454386. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T13935A22454386.en. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- Meheretu, Yonas; Šumbera, Radim; Bryja, Josef (2015-02-01). "Enigmatic Ethiopian endemic rodent Muriculus imberbis (Rüppell 1842) represents a separate lineage within genus Mus". Mammalia. 79 (1): 15–23. doi:10.1515/mammalia-2013-0119. ISSN 1864-1547.
- "Mus imberbis Rüppell, 1842". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- 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. p. 1387. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.