Malacomys
Genus of rodents
Malacomys Temporal range: Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Subfamily: | Murinae |
Tribe: | Malacomyini Lecompte et al., 2008 |
Genus: | Malacomys Milne-Edwards, 1877 |
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Malacomys longipes[1] | |
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Malacomys is a genus of rodents in the family Muridae native to Africa. It is the only member of the tribe Malacomyini.[2][3]
It contains the following three species:
- Cansdale's swamp rat (Malacomys cansdalei) - Ansell, 1958
- Edward's swamp rat (Malacomys edwardsi) - Rochebrune, 1885
- Big-eared swamp rat (Malacomys longipes) - Milne-Edwards, 1877
References
- ^ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Lecompte, Emilie; Aplin, Ken; Denys, Christiane; Catzeflis, François; Chades, Marion; Chevret, Pascale (2008-07-10). "Phylogeny and biogeography of African Murinae based on mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences, with a new tribal classification of the subfamily". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 8 (1): 199. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-8-199. ISSN 1471-2148. PMC 2490707. PMID 18616808.
- ^ Database, Mammal Diversity (2021-11-06), Mammal Diversity Database, retrieved 2021-12-07
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Extant species of subfamily Murinae (Hadromys–Maxomys)
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Hadromys (Manipur bush rat) |
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Dephomys (Defua rats) |
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Hybomys (Hump-nosed mice) |
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Stochomys |
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Baiyankamys |
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Crossomys |
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Hydromys (Water rats) |
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Microhydromys |
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Parahydromys |
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Paraleptomys |
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Lorentzimys |
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Malacomys (Big-eared swamp rats) |
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Maxomys (Rajah rats) |
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- See also
- Aethomys–Chrotomys
- Colomys–Golunda
- Melasmothrix–Mus
- Oenomys–Pithecheir
- Pogonomys–Pseudomys
- Rattus
- Stenocephalomys–Xeromys
- Otomys
- Others
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