''Congomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. Both species in this genus were formerly classified in ''

Praomys ''Praomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa. It contains the following species: * ''Praomys coetzeei'' * Dalton's mouse, ''Praomys daltoni'' * De Graaff's soft-furred mouse, ''Praomys degraaffi'' * Dero ...

'', and both are

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...

to the

Democratic Republic of Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

. The two species in this genus are: * Lukolela swamp rat, ''Congomys lukolelae'' * Verschuren's swamp rat, ''Congomys verschureni''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q108391816 Congomys Rodent genera