Desmomys

Desmomys
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Subfamily:	Murinae
Tribe:	Arvicanthini
Genus:	Desmomys Thomas, 1910
Type species
Pelomys harringtoni[1]
Species
Desmomys harringtoni Desmomys yaldeni

Desmomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Ethiopia.^[1] It contains the following species:

• Harrington's rat, D. harringtoni
• Yalden's rat, D. yaldeni

References

1. 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. p. 1319. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.