Issel's groove-toothed swamp rat

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Issel's groove-toothed swamp rat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Pelomys
Species:
P. isseli
Binomial name
Pelomys isseli
(de Beaux, 1924)

Issel's groove-toothed swamp rat (Pelomys isseli) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Uganda. Its natural habitats are arable land and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. Kennerley, R. (2016). "Pelomys isseli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T16507A22415874. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T16507A22415874.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.

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