Pelomys Peters, 1852 . Monatsb. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, p. 275.

REVIEWED BY: E. Van der Straeten (EVS).

COMMENT: Divided into 3 subgenera: Komemys, Desmomys, and Pelomys; see Misonne, 1974, Part 6:22-24. Formerly included dembeensis which was transferred to Arvicanthis by Dieterlen, 1974, Z. Saugetierk., 39:229-231.

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