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Northwestern African Fat Mouse

Steatomys caurinus

Classification

The northwestern fat mouse (Steatomys caurinus) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is native to tropical West Africa where it occurs on grassland and crop land. Taxonomy The northwestern fat mouse was first described as Steatomys caurinus by the British zoologist Oldfield Thomas in 1912.

Distribution

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