| Yalden's Rat | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Desmomys |
| Species: | D. yaldeni |
| Binomial name | |
| Desmomys yaldeni Lavrenchenko, 2003 |
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Yalden's Rat (Desmomys yaldeni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae, found only in Ethiopia.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
It is named in honour of Derek Yalden.[1]