''Pelomys'' is a genus of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...
in the family
Muridae endemic to
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
.
It contains the following species:
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Bell groove-toothed swamp rat (''Pelomys campanae'')
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Creek groove-toothed swamp rat (''Pelomys fallax'')
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Hopkins's groove-toothed swamp rat (''Pelomys hopkinsi'')
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Issel's groove-toothed swamp rat (''Pelomys isseli'')
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Least groove-toothed swamp rat (''Pelomys minor'')
References
Rodent genera
Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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