THE 
STRIPED MOUSE, 
Generic Character . 
Two cutting teeth in each jaw. . 
Four toes before; five behind. 
Slender taper tail. 
Specific Character , &c. 
RUFOUS MOUSE, with tlie body marked by 
feveral rows of oval white fpots. 
ORIENTAL RAT. 
Penn. §%uadr. p. 445. 
This little animal, fo eminently- diftinguilhed by the 
beauty of its appearance, is chiefly found in the 
warmer regions of the globe, and particularly in the 
Eaft-Indies. Its colour is a ferruginous or reddifh 
brown, paler, or more inclining to white beneath, 
and decorated on the back and fides by feveral rows 
of fmall oval fpots of white. The tail and legs alfo 
incline to whitifli. It is eafily tamed, and its difpo- 
fition is perfeQly mild and gentle. It is fomewhat 
lefs than the common moufe. 
