Arvicanthis

Arvicanthis is a genus of rodent from Africa. They are commonly referred to as unstriped grass mice, unstriped grass rats, and kusu rats.

Arvicanthis Temporal range: Early Pliocene–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
African grass rat (Arvicanthis niloticus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Tribe:	Arvicanthini
Genus:	Arvicanthis Lesson, 1842
Type species
Lemmus niloticus
Species
Arvicanthis abyssinicus Arvicanthis ansorgei Arvicanthis blicki Arvicanthis nairobae Arvicanthis neumanni Arvicanthis niloticus Arvicanthis rufinus

Species

Genus Arvicanthis - unstriped grass mice

• Abyssinian grass rat, Arvicanthis abyssinicus Rüppell, 1842
• Sudanian grass rat, Arvicanthis ansorgei Thomas, 1910
• Blick's grass rat, Arvicanthis blicki Frick, 1914
• Nairobi grass rat, Arvicanthis nairobae J. A. Allen, 1909
• Neumann's grass rat, Arvicanthis neumanni Matschie, 1894
• African grass rat, Arvicanthis niloticus É. Geoffroy, 1803
• Guinean grass rat, Arvicanthis rufinus Temminck, 1853

Genetic evidence indicates that the extinct Canariomys is also nested within this genus.^[1]