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Least groove-toothed swamp rat

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Least groove-toothed swamp rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Pelomys
Species:
P. minor
Binomial name
Pelomys minor
Cabrera & Ruxton, 1926

The least groove-toothed swamp rat (Pelomys minor) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is moist savanna.

References

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  1. ^ Dieterlen, F. 2004. Pelomys minor. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
  • Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1437. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.