Grammomys

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Grammomys Fossil range: Late Pliocene to Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Muridae Subfamily: Murinae Genus: Grammomys Thomas, 1915
Species
Grammomys aridulus Grammomys buntingi Grammomys caniceps Grammomys cometes Grammomys dolichurus Grammomys dryas Grammomys gigas Grammomys ibeanus Grammomys kuru Grammomys macmillani Grammomys minnae Grammomys poensis

Grammomys is a genus of rodent in the Muridae family. It contains the following species:

• Arid Thicket Rat (Grammomys aridulus)
• Bunting's Thicket Rat (Grammomys buntingi)
• Gray-Headed Thicket Rat (Grammomys caniceps)
• Mozambique Thicket Rat (Grammomys cometes)
• Woodland Thicket Rat (Grammomys dolichurus)
• Forest Thicket Rat (Grammomys dryas)
• Giant Thicket Rat (Grammomys gigas)
• Ruwenzori Thicket Rat (Grammomys ibeanus)
• Eastern Rainforest Thicket Rat (Grammomys kuru)
• Macmillan's Thicket Rat (Grammomys macmillani)
• Ethiopian Thicket Rat (Grammomys minnae)
• Shining Thicket Rat (Grammomys poensis)

[edit] References

• 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.