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Dasymys montanus Thomas 1906
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Dasymys montanus Thomas, 1906. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 18:143.
TYPE LOCALITY: Uganda, Ruwenzori East, Mubuku Valley, 12,500 ft.
DISTRIBUTION: Known only from Ruwenzori Mtns, Uganda, at very high altitudes; a montane Western Rift endemic.
COMMENTS: Usually included in D. incomtus (Delany, 1975), but distinguished from that species by its altitudinal distribution, long and fine fur, very short tail, and diagnostic cranial traits (Thomas, 1906a).
Notes
Published as part of Guy G. Musser & Michael D. Carleton, 1993, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, pp. 501-755 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 589, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353098
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- Book chapter: 10.5281/zenodo.7353098 (DOI)
- Book chapter: http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFE9FFD6FFF6FFBBFFF30B06FF93FFF3 (URL)
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References
- Delany, M. J. 1975. The rodents of Uganda. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), London, 165 pp.
- Thomas, O. 1906 a. Descriptions of new mammals from Mount Ruwenzori. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 7, 18: 136 - 147.