Order Rodentia - Family Muridae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2 1189 1531 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 Desmomys yaldeni Lavrenchenko 2003 Desmomys yaldeni Lavrenchenko 2003 , Bonn. Zool. Beitr., Vol. 50: 320 . Type Locality: Ethiopia , Sheko Forest, 07E04'N, 35E30'E, 1930 m . Vernacular Names: Yalden's Desmomys . Distribution: Recorded from humid afromontane forest in SW Ethiopia (Sheko Forest and Gore), 1800-1930 m ( Lavrenchenko, 2003 ). Discussion: Differs from allopatric D. harringtoni by smaller size, pelage coloration, and details of the karyotype, 2n = 52, FN = 62 ( Lavrenchenko, 2003 ).