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--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER MYOMORPHA
--> SUPERFAMILY Muroidea
--> FAMILY Muridae
--> SUBFAMILY Murinae
--> GENUS Pelomys
SPECIES Pelomys hopkinsi
| Author: | Hayman, 1955. | | Citation: | Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 52: 323. | | Common Name: | Hopkins’ Pelomys | | Type Locality: | SW Uganda, Kigezi, Rwamachuchu. | | Distribution: | Rwanda, Uganda, and SW Kenya (Bekele and Schlitter, 1989). | | Status: | IUCN – Vulnerable. | | Comments: | Morphologically similar to P. isseli, but significant distinguishing traits suggest that hopkinsi and isseli should be viewed as separate species (Bekele and Schlitter, 1989). |
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