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    Genus Accepted

    Arvicanthis Lesson, 1842

    African Grass Rats
    EukaryotaAnimalia...Murinae

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

      Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Vernacular names

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      African Grass Rats English
      Arvicante Italian
      Grass Rats English
      Gressrotter Norwegian Bokmål
      Rats roussards French
      Unstriped Grass Mice English
      afrikanruohorotat Finnish
      kusu Polish
      Травяные мыши Russian
      サバンナネズミ属 Japanese

      Treatments

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      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

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      in Harmer & Shipley, Cambridge Nat. Hist., 10
      as per family.
      Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. (1993). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd Ed., 3rd Printing.
      Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. (2005). Superfamily Muroidea. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd Ed., Vol. 2.
      as per synonymized taxon.
      Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
      Suomen Lajitietokeskus. https://laji.fi
      Rosevear, D. R. (1969). The Rodents of West Africa.
      Nouv. Tabl. Regn. Anim. Mammalifères p.147
      K. VetenskAcad. Handl. Stockholm, 1842

      Citation

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