''Malacomys'' is a
genus
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of
rodent
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s in the family
Muridae
The Muridae, or murids, are either the largest or second-largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 870 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia.
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native to Africa. It is the only member of the
tribe
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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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