Pelomys
Genus of rodents
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Pelomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa.[1] It contains the following species:
- Bell groove-toothed swamp rat (Pelomys campanae)
- Creek groove-toothed swamp rat (Pelomys fallax)
- Hopkins's groove-toothed swamp rat (Pelomys hopkinsi)
- Issel's groove-toothed swamp rat (Pelomys isseli)
- Least groove-toothed swamp rat (Pelomys minor)
| Pelomys Temporal range: Early Pliocene - Recent | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Tribe: | Arvicanthini |
| Genus: | Pelomys Peters, 1852 |
| Type species | |
| Mus (Pelomys) fallax | |
| Species | |
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Pelomys campanae | |
