Biology:Big-eared swamp rat

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Short description: Species of rodent

Big-eared swamp rat
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Malacomys
Species:
M. longipes
Binomial name
Malacomys longipes
Milne-Edwards, 1877

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.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1763296 entry