Desmomys yaldeni Lavrenchenko 2003

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1189-1531 : 1319

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scientific name	Desmomys yaldeni Lavrenchenko 2003
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Desmomys yaldeni Lavrenchenko 2003 , Bonn. Zool. Beitr., Vol. 50: 320.

Type Locality: Ethiopia, Sheko Forest, 07E04'N, 35E30'E, 1930 m.

Vernacular Names: Yalden's Desmomys.

Distribution: Recorded from humid afromontane forest in SW Ethiopia (Sheko Forest and Gore), 1800-1930 m ( Lavrenchenko, 2003).

Discussion: Differs from allopatric D. harringtoni by smaller size, pelage coloration, and details of the karyotype, 2n = 52, FN = 62 ( Lavrenchenko, 2003).