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Thallomys loringi (Loring's rat)

Wikipedia Abstract

Loring's rat (Thallomys loringi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. The species is named for John Alden Loring.
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EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
4
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
24
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 9.33
EDGE Score: 2.33
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  125 grams
Diet [2]  Frugivore, Nectarivore, Granivore, Herbivore
Diet - Fruit [2]  20 %
Diet - Nectar [2]  10 %
Diet - Plants [2]  60 %
Diet - Seeds [2]  10 %
Forages - Scansorial [2]  100 %
Maximum Longevity [1]  1 year

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Northern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Serengeti-Ngorongoro Biosphere Reserve 5696026 Tanzania  

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0