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Zelotomys is a genus of rodents in the subfamily Murinae, the Old World rats and mice. They are known commonly as the broad-headed mice. They are native to Africa. There are two species.

Species

Hildegarde's Broad-headed Stink Mouse

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassMammalia
  4. OrderRodentia
  5. FamilyMuridae
Observations0
Observations recorded225

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
16
Family
Muridae
Collections
RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, AMNH, NHMUK
Recorded in
Burundi, Tanzania, Rwanda, Kenya, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The, Malawi

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Zelotomys is a genus of rodents in the subfamily Murinae, the Old World rats and mice. They are known commonly as the broad-headed mice. They are native to Africa. There are two species.

==Species== Zelotomys hildegardeae – Hildegarde's broad-headed mouse Zelotomys woosnami – Woosnam's broad-headed mouse

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