Desmomys harringtoni (Thomas, 1902) . Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1902:313.

TYPE LOCALITY: Ethiopia, W Shoa, Kutai, Katchisa .

DISTRIBUTION: Ethiopian plateau between 1500 and 3000 m (Rupp, 1980; Yalden et al., 1976).

COMMENTS: Another Ethiopian endemic, and one that is common, judged from the large series in museum collections.