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title: "Souris rayée de Rosalie"
description: "Lemniscomys rosalia — Mammifères. The single-striped grass mouse or single-striped lemniscomys (Lemniscomys rosalia) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/single-striped-grass-mouse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Souris rayée de Rosalie

> Lemniscomys rosalia — Mammifères. The single-striped grass mouse or single-striped lemniscomys (Lemniscomys rosalia) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

- Scientific name: *Lemniscomys rosalia*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammifères)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prairies et champs), `savanna` (Savane)
- iNaturalist observations: 115
- Wikidata: [Q1768323](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1768323)
- iNaturalist taxon: [45500](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/45500)

## Names

- en: Single-striped Grass Mouse
- de: Einstreifengrasmaus
- fr: Souris rayée de Rosalie
- pl: Pręgomysz jednopręga

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (66), TZ (4), BW (3), SZ (3), ZW (3)

## Summary

The single-striped grass mouse or single-striped lemniscomys (Lemniscomys rosalia) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are moist savanna and arable land. Total length is 27 cm and its mass is 60g. Diet consists of seeds, greenery, and occasionally insects. It resides in self-constructed burrows and it excavates tunnels that lead to its feeding-grounds. Reproductive season is between September and March and on average litters contain 5 pups, but they can get as…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-striped_grass_mouse

## Photo

![Souris rayée de Rosalie](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/single-striped-grass-mouse/medium.jpg)

Photo: Simon Tonge · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9508591

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/single-striped-grass-mouse?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).