Least Groove-Toothed Swamp Rat

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Least Groove-toothed Swamp Rat
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
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 Muridae family. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is moist savanna.

[edit] References

• Dieterlen, F. 2004. Pelomys minor. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
• 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.