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Shortridge s Thallomys

Thallomys shortridgei

Thallomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa. It contains four species: Loring's rat (Thallomys loringi) Black-tailed tree rat (Thallomys nigricauda) Acacia rat (Thallomys paedulcus) Shortridge's rat (Thallomys shortridgei)

Shortridge s Thallomys
Photo: map data: Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. distribution: Boitani, L. & Taylor, P.J. 2008. Thallomys shortridgei. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 October 2012. compilation: rbrausse · CC BY-SA 3.0

Overview

Thallomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa. It contains four species:

Loring's rat (Thallomys loringi)
Black-tailed tree rat (Thallomys nigricauda)
Acacia rat (Thallomys paedulcus)
Shortridge's rat (Thallomys shortridgei)

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References

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  2. Wikipedia — Thallomys Wikipedia

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