Issel's groove-toothed swamp rat (Pelomys isseli) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Uganda. Its natural habitats are arable land and rural gardens, and it is threatened by habitat loss. The species was described by de Beaux in 1924 and belongs to the genus Pelomys. The IUCN Red List category carried by GBIF is Near Threatened, which fits the threat from habitat loss that the Wikipedia article names. The sources read for this entry do not describe its diet, activity pattern or lifespan.
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It is found only in Uganda.
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1. GBIF: Issel's groove-toothed swamp rat in GBIF
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[3].threatStatus: NEAR_THREATENED
Issel's groove-toothed swamp rat (Wikipedia)
Range
It is found only in Uganda.
In Group: Rodents And Lagomorphs, Lead, classification
Issel's groove-toothed swamp rat (Pelomys isseli) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
Child Taxon Of: Muridae, Lead, family
Issel's groove-toothed swamp rat (Pelomys isseli) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
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