Yalden's Desmomys
Desmomys yaldeni Lavrenchenko, 2003
Also calledRat de Yalden (fra) · Yalden-Strohratte (deu) · abisynek mniejszy (pol) · Крыса Ялдена (rus) · ヤルデンクリークネズミ (jpn)
First described in: Bonn. zool. Beitr. vol.50 p.320
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Differs from allopatric D. harringtoni by smaller size, pelage coloration, and details of the karyotype, 2 n = 52, FN = 62 (Lavrenchenko, 2003).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
Distribution: Recorded from humid afromontane forest in SW Ethiopia (Sheko Forest and Gore), 1800 - 1930 m (Lavrenchenko, 2003).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
materials_examined
Type Locality: Ethiopia, Sheko Forest, 07 E 04 ' N, 35 E 30 ' E, 1930 m.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
activity
Activity patterns. Yalden’s Rat is presumably nocturnal and partly arboreal.
Muridae
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 4264901.