''Malacomys'' is a genus of

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...

s 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 come ...

native to Africa. It is the only member of the

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English language, English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in p ...

Malacomyini. 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

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Rodent genera Taxa named by Henri Milne-Edwards Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Murinae-stub