Edward's swamp rat

Edward's swamp rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Malacomys
Species: M. edwardsi
Binomial name
Malacomys edwardsi
Rochebrune, 1885

Edward's swamp rat (Malacomys edwardsi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

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