The big-eared swamp rat (''Malacomys longipes'') is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...
of
rodent in the family
Muridae
The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia.
The name Muridae comes ...
. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa from Nigeria to Kenya and south to Zambia and Angola. Its natural
habitat is
subtropical or
tropical
The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator. They are defined in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere at N and the Tropic of Capricorn in
the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
moist lowland
forests.
References
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* Van der Straeten, E. & Dieterlen, F. 2004.
Malacomys longipes 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.
Malacomys
Mammals described in 1877
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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