Lenothrix Miller, 1903 . Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 26(1317): 466.

REVIEWED BY: B. R. Stein (BRS).

COMMENT: Considered a genus distinct from Rattus by Misonne, 1969, Ann. Mus . R. Afr. Cent. Tervuren, ser. 8, Sei. Zool., 172: 122, Musser and Boeadi, 1980, J. Mammal., 61:396, and Musser, 1981, Bull. Am. Mus . Nat. Hist., 168(3): 310-314.