This African rodent is included here as it has been found in captive North American zoological collections and rarely escapes. Its natural range is the highlands of Ethiopia, and any North American occurrence would be introduced. It is a small, spiny-furred rodent of afro-alpine meadows. It is listed only as a representative exotic species that may be encountered in certain contexts.
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