Malacomys
| Malacomys Temporal range: Recent | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Subfamily: | Murinae |
| Genus: | Malacomys Milne-Edwards, 1877 |
| Species | |
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Malacomys cansdalei | |
Malacomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. It contains the following species:
- Cansdale's Swamp Rat (Malacomys cansdalei)
- Edward's Swamp Rat (Malacomys edwardsi)
- Big-eared Swamp Rat (Malacomys longipes)
References
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.