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SPECIES Pelomys minor

Author:Cabrera and Ruxton, 1926.
Citation:Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 17: 601.
Common Name:Least Pelomys
Type Locality:Dem. Rep. Congo, Kasaï-Occidental, Kananga (= Luluabourg).
Distribution:NE Angola (Crawford-Cabral, 1998), NW Zambia (Ansell, 1978), S and E Dem. Rep. Congo, and W Tanzania (Swynnerton and Hayman, 1951).
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
Comments:A distinct species; aspects of its morphology resemble some species of Lemniscomys (e.g., L. griselda).
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