Zelotomys
| Zelotomys Temporal range: Late Pliocene to Recent | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Subfamily: | Murinae |
| Genus: | Zelotomys Osgood, 1910 |
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Zelotomys is a small genus of rodent from Africa with only two species. They are commonly referred to as broad-headed stink mice or broad-headed mice.
Species
Genus Zelotomys - stink mice
- Hildegarde's Broad-Headed Mouse, Zelotomys hildegardeae Thomas, 1902
- Woosnam's Broad-Headed Mouse, Zelotomys woosnami Schwann, 1906
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