Lemniscomys linulus Thomas 1910

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1189-1531 : 1342

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scientific name	Lemniscomys linulus Thomas 1910
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Lemniscomys linulus Thomas 1910 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 6: 429.

Type Locality: Senegal (= French Gambia), Gamon.

Vernacular Names: Senegal Lemniscomys.

Distribution: Sudan savanna and forest clearings in Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire ( Van der Straeten, 1980 a); may also occur in Gambia and Ghana ( Grubb et al., 1998).

Conservation: IUCN – Data Deficient.

Discussion: Once treated as a subspecies of L. griselda (G. M. Allen, 1939) , but now considered a separate West African species morphologically related to L. griselda ( Van der Straeten, 1980 a) . Member of murine assemblage endemic to West Africa (see account of Grammomys buntingi ).