Dasymys montanus Thomas, 1906

Guy G. Musser & Michael D. Carleton, 1993, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press, pp. 501-755 : 589

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scientific name	Dasymys montanus Thomas, 1906
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Dasymys montanus Thomas, 1906 View in CoL . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 18:143.

TYPE LOCALITY: Uganda, Ruwenzori East, Mubuku Valley, 12,500 ft .

DISTRIBUTION: Known only from Ruwenzori Mtns, Uganda, at very high altitudes; a montane Western Rift endemic.

COMMENTS: Usually included in D. incomtus ( Delany, 1975) , but distinguished from that species by its altitudinal distribution, long and fine fur, very short tail, and diagnostic cranial traits ( Thomas, 1906a).