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''Mylomys'' 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 The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. The name Muridae comes ...
. It contains the following species: * African groove-toothed rat (''Mylomys dybowskii'') * Ethiopian mylomys (''Mylomys rex'')


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Rodent genera Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Murinae-stub