Issel's groove-toothed swamp rat

Issel's groove-toothed swamp rat
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Pelomys
Species:	P. isseli
Binomial name
	Pelomys isseli; (de Beaux, 1924)

Last updated October 02, 2025

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.

References

↑ 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.

Sources

Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

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[iucn_status_17_November_2021-1] 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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Issel's groove-toothed swamp rat
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Pelomys
Species:	P. isseli
Binomial name
*Pelomys isseli* (de Beaux, 1924)