Kemp's thicket rat

Kemp's thicket rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Thamnomys
Species: T. kempi
Binomial name
Thamnomys kempi
Dollman, 1911

Kemp's thicket rat (Thamnomys kempi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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