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Grammomys

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Grammomys
Temporal range: Late Pliocene to Recent
Woodland thicket rat (Grammomys dolichurus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Tribe: Arvicanthini
Genus: Grammomys
Thomas, 1915
Type species
Mus dolichurus
Species

Grammomys aridulus
Grammomys brevirostris
Grammomys buntingi
Grammomys caniceps
Grammomys cometes
Grammomys dolichurus
Grammomys dryas
Grammomys gigas
Grammomys ibeanus
Grammomys kuru
Grammomys macmillani
Grammomys minnae
Grammomys poensis
Grammomys selousi
Grammomys surdaster

Grammomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa. It contains the following species:

References

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  • Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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