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Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Species : Dasymys montanus
The Montane shaggy rat is listed as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the montane shaggy rat
A young / baby of a montane shaggy rat is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A montane shaggy rat group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.Countries
UgandaHabitats
Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Forest, Grassland, Subtropical / Tropical High Altitude Grassland, Subtropical / Tropical Moist Montane and Wetlands (inland)
Facts about the montane shaggy rat
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