Hopkins's Groove-toothed Swamp Rat | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Pelomys |
Species: | P. hopkinsi |
Binomial name | |
Pelomys hopkinsi Hayman, 1955 |
The Hopkins's Groove-toothed Swamp Rat (Pelomys hopkinsi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, possibly Burundi, and possibly Tanzania. Its natural habitat is swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.