Zelotomys
| Zelotomys Temporal range: Late Pliocene to Recent
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Tribe: | Praomyini |
| Genus: | Zelotomys Osgood, 1910 |
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| Mus hildegardeae[1] | |
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Zelotomys is a genus of rodents in the subfamily Murinae, the Old World rats and mice. They are known commonly as the broad-headed mice.[2] They are native to Africa.
There are two species.[3]
Species
- Zelotomys hildegardeae – Hildegarde's broad-headed mouse
- Zelotomys woosnami – Woosnam's broad-headed mouse