Desmomys yaldeni, Lavrenchenko, 2003
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17261405 |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17092806 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C57868-4F79-FF95-FF1C-FA380471FBD5 |
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treatment provided by |
Guilherme |
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scientific name |
Desmomys yaldeni |
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a. Yalden’s Desmomys (rat) - Desmomys yaldeni View in CoL
This rodent species is endemic to Ethiopia. Figure 6-9 shows the species and its geographic range in Ethiopia. The species distribution ranges from Metu to Tepi and covers the project area as well. It habitats are humid afro-montane forest dominated by Ficus species and undergrowth dominated by coffee. Deforestation of the afro-montane forest may threaten this species in the future.
This species has been assessed as vulnerable.
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