Pelomys hopkinsi Hayman, 1955 . Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 52:323.

TYPE LOCALITY: SW Uganda, Kigezi, Rwamachuchu .

DISTRIBUTION: Rwanda, Uganda, and SW Kenya (see Bekele and Schütter, 1989).

COMMENTS: Morphologically similar to P. isseli, but significant distinguishing traits suggested that hopkinsi and isseli should be viewed as separate species (Bekele and Schütter, 1989).