Kingdom Animalia Order Rodentia Genus Lemniscomys Higher classification Striped grass mouse | Phylum Chordata Family Muridae Scientific name Lemniscomys hoogstraali Rank Species | |
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Hoogstraal's lemniscomys or Hoogstraal's striped grass mouse (Lemniscomys hoogstraali) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is known only from the type specimen collected in 1961 at Paloich, north of Niayok, in former Upper Nile Province of eastern South Sudan.
Its descriptive common name is based on its striped markings and its natural habitat in moist savanna. The specific epithet honors entomologist and parasitologist Dr. Harry Hoogstraal.
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