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 Pelomys hopkinsi Hayman 1955 Pelomys hopkinsi Hayman 1955 , Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 52: 323 . Type Locality: SW Uganda , Kigezi, Rwamachuchu. Vernacular Names: Hopkins' Pelomys . Distribution: Rwanda , Uganda , and SW Kenya ( Bekele and Schlitter, 1989 ). Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable. Discussion: Morphologically similar to P. isseli , but significant distinguishing traits suggest that hopkinsi and isseli should be viewed as separate species ( Bekele and Schlitter, 1989 ).