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title: "Mesic Four-striped Grass Rat"
description: "Rhabdomys dilectus — Mamíferos. Rhabdomys dilectus, the mesic four-striped grass rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/mesic-four-striped-grass-rat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mesic Four-striped Grass Rat

> Rhabdomys dilectus — Mamíferos. Rhabdomys dilectus, the mesic four-striped grass rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

- Scientific name: *Rhabdomys dilectus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados)
- iNaturalist observations: 88
- Wikidata: [Q611467](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q611467)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1453939](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1453939)

## Names

- en: Mesic Four-striped Grass Rat
- de: Schöne Vierstreifen-Grasmaus
- pl: Trawomyszka zuluska

## Countries with the most observations

TZ (44), KE (14), ZA (8)

## Summary

Rhabdomys dilectus, the mesic four-striped grass rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

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

## Photo

![Mesic Four-striped Grass Rat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mesic-four-striped-grass-rat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Prince Molokomme · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/321388503

## Machine access

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