African marsh rat

African marsh rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Dasymys
Species:
D. incomtus
Binomial name
Dasymys incomtus
(Sundevall, 1847)
Synonyms[1]
  • Dasymys alleni Lawrence & Loveridge, 1953
  • Dasymys cabrali W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, Colyn, Leirs & E. Verheyen, 2003
  • Dasymys rwandae W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, Colyn, Leirs & E. Verheyen, 2003
  • Dasymys sua W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, Colyn, Leirs & E. Verheyen, 2003

The African marsh rat or common dasymys[1] (Dasymys incomtus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and swamps.

  1. ^ a b c Taylor, P.J. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Dasymys incomtus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T6269A115080446. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T6269A22436584.en. Retrieved 27 November 2023.