The eastern rainforest grammomys (''Grammomys kuru''), also known as the eastern rainforest thicket rat, is a species of rodent from the family

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. The eastern rainforest grammomys is distributed in the

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in the Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the forest patches of western Uganda, and possibly the

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. The species is found in moist and semi-dry montane and lowland rainforest. The eastern rainforest grammomys is listed as a Least Concern species by the IUCN Red List due to its being presumed a common species. There are no apparent major threats to the species as a whole and there are no conservation measures in place; it is assumed that the eastern rainforest grammomys is present in various protected areas. It is unknown, however, if the species can persist in a modified or degraded habitat. The eastern rainforest grammomys is considered by some to be a synonym of the shining thicket rat, but the eastern rainforest grammomys has a shorter skull and smaller molar rows.

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Mammals described in 1907 Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Grammomys {{Grammomys-stub

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