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Grass Rats
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Grass Rats

Arvicanthis

Arvicanthis (also commonly known as unstriped grass mice, unstriped grass rats, or kusu rats) is a genus of rodent from Africa. They are found in abundance in a variety of open habitats. They are also diurnal.

This genus is considered to be major agricultural pests.

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7 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 7 known species

Nile Grass Rat

speciesArvicanthis niloticus

Blick's Grass Rat

speciesArvicanthis blicki

Abyssinian Grass Rat

speciesArvicanthis abyssinicus

Neumann's Grass Rat

speciesArvicanthis neumanni

Nairobi Grass Rat

speciesArvicanthis nairobae

Sudanian Grass Rat

speciesArvicanthis ansorgei

Rufous Grass Rat

speciesArvicanthis rufinus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 45667.