Grammomys

Grammomys Temporal range: Late Pliocene to Recent
Grammomys dolichurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Subfamily:	Murinae
Genus:	Grammomys Thomas, 1915
Species
Grammomys aridulus Grammomys brevirostris 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 family Muridae endemic to Africa. It contains the following species:

• Arid Thicket Rat (Grammomys aridulus)
• Grammomys brevirostris
• 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)

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.