Biology:Tanzanian shaggy rat

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Short description: Species of rodent

Tanzanian shaggy rat
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Dasymys
Species:
D. sua
Binomial name
Dasymys sua
W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, Colyn, Leirs, E. Verheyen, 2003[1]

The Tanzanian shaggy rat (Dasymys sua) is a species of shaggy marsh rat endemic to eastern Tanzania, near the Uluguru Mountains.[2]

Description

Covered in soft, shaggy, reddish to brown fur. Broad shaped head with a short muzzle. Rounded ears with a distinct furriness to the interior. Tail is shorter than the head to body length.

Habitat

Dasymys sua thrives in marshes and other wetlands.

Behavior

Dasymys sua is nocturnal, similar to other members of its genus.

See also

  • List of mammals of Tanzania

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Verheyen, Walter N.; Hulselmans, Jan L. J.; Dierckx, Theo; Colyn, Marc; Leirs, Herwig; Verheyen, Erik (2003). "A craniometric and genetic approach to the systematics of the genus Dasymys Peters, 1875, selection of a neotype and description of three new taxa (Rodentia, Muridae, Africa)". Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Biologie (73): 27–71. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Wilson, Don E.; Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds (16 November 2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. JHU Press. p. 1315. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=YnYED-YG0ZYC. Retrieved 31 August 2013. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2483455 entry