Mesic Four-striped Grass Rat

Mesic Four-striped Grass RatThe Mesic Four-striped Grass Rat ranges across southern and eastern Africa. In Mozambique's Chimanimani National Park, it was confirmed in montane grassland above about 1,600 m.What does it look like?As a genus-level feature, Rhabdomys has four black longitudinal stripes on a tawny back and a dull-white underside.How does it live?The Mesic Four-striped Grass Rat ranges across southern and eastern Africa. In Mozambique's Chimanimani National Park, it was confirmed in montane grassland above about 1,600 m.A South African assessment says it favors mesic grassland and savanna with ground cover and mainly eats seeds and plant material. In Chimanimani National Park, Mozambique, it was captured in montane grassland above about 1,600 m.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.