Genus
Desmomys
Description
Genus Desmomys Thomas, 1910
This is an endemic Ethiopian genus, related to Rhabdomys (Eastern African mountains and southern Africa) and Lamottemys (endemic to Mount Oku in Cameroon) (see Lavrenchenko & Verheyen 2005, Missoup et al. 2016, Mikula et al., in lit.). Two species have been described from Ethiopia, one is widespread, while the second has a highly restricted distribution.
Taxonomy
Desmomys is a genus. It belogs to the Muridae family.There are 2 lower taxonomic units covered in this database.
