Yalden's rat
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| Yalden's rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Desmomys |
| Species: | D. yaldeni
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| 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, where its natural habitat is the montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The rat got its name in honour of Derek Yalden, a zoologist.[1]
References
- ^ Yalden, D.W.; Albarella U. (2009). The History of British Birds. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-921751-9.
- Lavrenchenko, L. 2004. Desmomys yaldeni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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