NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Eastern Rainforest Grammomys
Grammomys kuru (Thomas & Wroughton, 1907)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The eastern rainforest grammomys (Grammomys kuru), also known as the eastern rainforest thicket rat, is a species of rodent from the family Muridae.
The eastern rainforest grammomys is distributed in the Congo Basin in the Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the forest patches of western Uganda, and possibly the Republic of Congo. The species is found in moist and semi-dry montane and lowland rainforest.
The eastern rainforest grammomys is listed as a Least Concern species by the IUCN Red List due to its being presumed a common species. There are no apparent major threats to the species as a whole and there are no conservation measures in place; it is assumed that the eastern rainforest grammomys is present in various protected areas. It is unknown, however, if the species can persist in a modified or degraded habitat.
The eastern rainforest grammomys is considered by some to be a synonym of the shining thicket rat, but the eastern rainforest grammomys has a shorter skull and smaller molar rows.
Wikipedia contributors, Eastern rainforest grammomys; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:02:13.678007+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Grammomys kuru (Thomas & Wroughton, 1907)
- Name authority
- (Thomas & Wroughton, 1907)
- Common name
- Eastern Rainforest Grammomys
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Muridae
- Genus
- Grammomys
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
- suborderMyomorpha Brandt, 1855
- superfamilyMuroidea Illiger, 1811
- familyMuridae Illiger, 1811
- subfamilyMurinae Illiger, 1811
- genusGrammomys Thomas, 1915
- speciesGrammomys kuru (Thomas & Wroughton, 1907)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Grammomys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Arid Woodland GrammomysGrammomys aridulus Thomas & Hinton, 1923 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gray-headed GrammomysGrammomys caniceps Hutterer & Dieterlen, 1984 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Common GrammomysGrammomys dolichurus (Smuts, 1832) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Albertine Rift GrammomysGrammomys dryas (Thomas, 1907) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Macmillan's GrammomysGrammomys macmillani (Wroughton, 1907) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bunting's GrammomysGrammomys buntingi (Thomas, 1911) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mozambique GrammomysGrammomys cometes (Thomas & Wroughton, 1908) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mount Kenya GrammomysGrammomys gigas (Dollman, 1911) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| East African GrammomysGrammomys ibeanus (Osgood, 1910) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ethiopian GrammomysGrammomys minnae Hutterer & Dieterlen, 1984 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Western Rainforest GrammomysGrammomys poensis (Eisentraut, 1965) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=970824 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3H78D. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.