Shortridge's rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Thallomys |
Species: | T. shortridgei |
Binomial name | |
Thallomys shortridgei | |
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