Four-striped grass mouse

Four-striped grass mouse

Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Genus : Rhabdomys

Facts about the genus Rhabdomys, the four-striped grass mouse

The African four-striped grass mouse is more equipped to handle this harsh environment than most other creatures. (Full text)

The nara plant provided most of the food available to the species, Rhabdomys is found to be mainly herbivorous. (Full text)

This is interesting, as Rhabdomys is a species that prefers a more pristine habitat than the opportunistic and pioneering multimammate mice. (Full text)