Ethiopian Amphibious Rat
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| Ethiopian Amphibious Rat Fossil range: Recent |
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| Nilopegamys plumbeus Osgood, 1928 |
The Ethiopian Amphibious Rat or Ethiopian Water Mouse (Nilopegamys plumbeus) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is the only species in the genus Nilopegamys. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- Kerbis Peterhans, J. & Lavrenchenko, L. 2004. Nilopegamys plumbeus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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