Four-striped Field Mouse  Scientific name:  Rhabdomys pumilo
Common names:  Four-striped Field Mouse; Striped Field Mouse;
Streepmuis (Afr)  The body length is 18 - 21 cm; weight range 30
-55 g.     Widely distributed in South Africa and Namibia, with
patchy occurrence in Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.   It has
a wide habitat tolerance, from desert fringe to high-rainfall
mountain areas, but does require the presence of grass.
Striped mouse are active during the day, but are seldom active
at night as they cannot maintain their body temperature if the
environment is below 5 degrees C. They excavate a burrow system
with the entrances well concealed in clumps of grass and create
a radiating system of runways with their regular excursions to
the feeding grounds. They are common around houses.    The four-
striped grass mouse is an omnivore, eating seeds, other plant
material, and insects. Its diet varies seasonally. It builds up
fat stores that assist it to survive in times of limited food
supply. Green pla