Big-eared swamp rat
Species of rodent From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The big-eared swamp rat (Malacomys longipes) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa from Nigeria to Kenya and south to Zambia and Angola. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
| Big-eared swamp rat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Malacomys |
| Species: | M. longipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Malacomys longipes Milne-Edwards, 1877 | |
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Van der Straeten, E. & Dieterlen, F. 2004. Malacomys longipes. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.
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