Gray-tailed narrow-headed rat

{{Short description|Species of rodent}}

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn | author = Lavrenchenko, L. |author2= Corti, M. |name-list-style=amp |year= 2016 |title= Stenocephalemys griseicauda |errata= 2017 |page= e.T20741A115159785 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T20741A22428816.en |access-date=12 March 2023}}

| genus = Stenocephalemys

| species = griseicauda

| authority = Petter, 1972

| synonyms =

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The gray-tailed narrow-headed rat (Stenocephalemys griseicauda) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

It is found only in Ethiopia.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-elevation shrubland, and subtropical or tropical high-elevation grassland.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

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  • Lavrenchenko, L. & Corti, M. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/20741/all Stenocephalemys griseicauda]. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 9 July 2007.
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{{Murinae (Stenocephalomys–Xeromys)}}

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Category:Stenocephalemys

Category:Mammals of Ethiopia

Category:Mammals described in 1972

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

Category:Endemic fauna of Ethiopia

Category:Ethiopian montane moorlands

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