The lesser hamster-rat or long-tailed pouched rat (Beamys hindei) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae.

It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland coastal forests.

Oldfield Thomas named it in honor of Sidney Langford Hinde, a British officer and recreational naturalist.

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