Beamys major Dollman 1914

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Nesomyidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 930-955 : 931

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scientific name	Beamys major Dollman 1914
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Beamys major Dollman 1914 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 14: 428.

Type Locality: Malawi, Southern Region, Mulanje.

Vernacular Names: Greater Pouched Rat.

Distribution: Evergreen forest, 700-2000 m, in NE Zambia ( Ansell, 1978) and Malawi ( Ansell and Dowsett, 1988); possibly in Zambezia Dist., Mozambique ( Smithers and Tello, 1976).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Most information on biology and ecology contained in the report of Hanney and Morris (1962).