Muriculus imberbis (Rüppell 1842)

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 : 1386

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scientific name	Muriculus imberbis (Rüppell 1842)
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[Mus] imberbis Rüppell 1842 , Mus . Senckenberg., 3: 110.

Type Locality: N Ethiopia, Simien, 3300 m.

Vernacular Names: Ethiopian Striped Mouse.

Synonyms: Muriculus chilaloensis Osgood 1936 .

Distribution: Endemic to mountains of Ethiopia on both sides of the Rift Valley, 1900-3400 m ( Rupp, 1980).

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Member of a unique rodent fauna endemic to high mountains of Ethiopia. Osgood (1936) described chilaloensis as a subspecies of M. imberbis . Yalden and Largen (1992) reviewed the species as an Ethiopian endemic, which is infrequently encountered by collectors ( Yalden et al., 1996).