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title: "Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse"
description: "Rhabdomys pumilio — Mammiferi. The four-striped grass mouse (Rhabdomys pumilio) or four-striped grass rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/cape-four-striped-grass-mouse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse

> Rhabdomys pumilio — Mammiferi. The four-striped grass mouse (Rhabdomys pumilio) or four-striped grass rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

- Scientific name: *Rhabdomys pumilio*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi), `urban` (Città e giardini), `savanna` (Savana), `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 1876
- Wikidata: [Q644293](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q644293)
- iNaturalist taxon: [45723](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/45723)

## Names

- en: Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse
- de: Eigentliche Vierstreifen-Grasmaus
- fr: Rat rayé champêtre
- nl: Streepmuis
- pl: Trawomyszka namibska

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1643), NA (6)

## Summary

The four-striped grass mouse (Rhabdomys pumilio) or four-striped grass rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found throughout the southern half of Africa up to 2,300 metres (7,500 ft) above sea level, extending as far north as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its has many natural habitats such as savannas, shrublands, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, hot deserts, arable land, rural gardens, and urban areas. The presence of grass is the only essential component of its habitat. The four stripes running down its back, along with its red-brown ears, are its most distinct characteristics. Diet…

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

## Photo

![Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cape-four-striped-grass-mouse/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dave Brown · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/49554541

## Machine access

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