African groove-toothed rat

African groove-toothed rat

Mill rat

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Mylomys dybowskii

The African groove-toothed rat or mill rat (Mylomys dybowskii ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

1. African groove-toothed rat Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_groove-toothed_rat
2. African groove-toothed rat on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42670/115200162

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