''Malacomys'' is a genus of
rodents 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 ...
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 is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to conflic ...
Malacomyini.
It contains the following three species:
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Cansdale's swamp rat (''Malacomys cansdalei'') -
Ansell, 1958
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Edward's swamp rat (''Malacomys edwardsi'') -
Rochebrune, 1885
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Big-eared swamp rat (''Malacomys longipes'') -
Milne-Edwards, 1877
References
Rodent genera
Taxa named by Henri Milne-Edwards
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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