Arvicanthis Lesson, 1842 . Nouv. Tabl. Regn. Anim. Mammal., p. 147.

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

COMMENT: Reviewed by Misonne, 1974, Part 6: 18; but see Yalden et al., 1976, Monitore Zool. Ital., n.s., suppl. 8(1):1 — 118, Rupp, 1980, Saugetierk. Mitt., 28:81-123, and Corbet and Hill, 1980:170, who listed five species in this genus. Generic relationships reviewed by Musser, 1981, Bull. Am. Mus . Nat. Hist., 168(3):318-329.

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