Genus
Dasymys
10 species
The list of species of Dasymys genus
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The list of species of Dasymys genus
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The African marsh rat or common dasymys (Dasymys incomtus ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and...
The West African shaggy rat (Dasymys rufulus ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Its natural...
Fox's shaggy rat (Dasymys foxi ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Nigeria.Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, swampland, and plantations. It is...
The Angolan marsh rat (Dasymys nudipes ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and Zambia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and swamps.It is...
The montane shaggy rat (Dasymys montanus ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Uganda and possibly Democratic Republic of the Congo.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, subtropical or...
Glover Allen's dasymys (Glover Allen's shaggy rat or Dasymys alleni ) is a species of shaggy marsh rat described in 1953, and indigenous to Mount Rungwe in south-western Tanzania. Contemporary studies of the taxonomy diverge, with the International...
The Tanzanian shaggy rat (Dasymys sua ) is a species of shaggy marsh rat endemic to eastern Tanzania, near the Uluguru Mountains.
Crawford-Cabral's shaggy rat or Crawford-Cabral's shaggy marsh rat (Dasymys cabrali ) is a species of shaggy marsh rat endemic to north-eastern Namibia, near the Okavango River.
The Rwandan shaggy rat (Dasymys rwandae ) is a species of shaggy marsh rat endemic to north-western Rwanda, close to the Virunga Mountains.
Robert's shaggy rat (Dasymys robertsii ) is a species of rodent in the genus Dasymys that lives in South Africa. It was described in 2004.
