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'''''Dasymys''''' is a genus of water [[rat]]s in the [[rodent]] subfamily [[Murinae]], the Old World rats and mice. The genus is [[endemism|endemic]] to [[Africa]].<ref name=mam>Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss., Berlin: 12. ''In'': Wilson, D. E. & D. M. Reeder. (eds.) 2005. ''Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference'' (3rd ed). Johns Hopkins University Press. 2005.</ref> |
'''''Dasymys''''' is a genus of water [[rat]]s in the [[rodent]] subfamily [[Murinae]], the Old World rats and mice. The genus is [[endemism|endemic]] to [[Africa]].<ref name=mam>[[http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13001318 Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss., Berlin: 12.] ''In'': Wilson, D. E. & D. M. Reeder. (eds.) 2005. ''Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference'' (3rd ed). Johns Hopkins University Press. 2005.</ref> |
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These rats are [[wetland]] habitat specialists, occurring in [[marshy]] areas with wet ground and thick vegetation, such as [[swamp]]s and [[vlei]]s. They swim well. They are nocturnal and solitary.<ref name=mullin04>Mullin, S. K., et al. (2004). [http://bylaws.durban.gov.za/Documents/DiscoverDurban/Museums%20and%20Durban%20Art%20Gallery/15_08MULLIN.pdf Skull size and shape of ''Dasymys'' (Rodentia, Muridae) from sub-Saharan Africa.] ''Mammalia'' 68(2-3), 185-220.</ref> Species are more common in the northern regions of [[Sub-Saharan Africa]], likely because their wetland habitat is more degraded in southern regions.<ref name=mullin05>Mullin, S. K., et al. (2005). [http://www.cityofdurban.co.za/Documents/DiscoverDurban/Museums%20and%20Durban%20Art%20Gallery/14_Mullin_et_al_SAJS2005.pdf The distribution of the water rat ''Dasymys'' (Muridae) in Africa: a review.] ''South African Journal of Science'' 101(3), 117-24.</ref> |
These rats are [[wetland]] habitat specialists, occurring in [[marshy]] areas with wet ground and thick vegetation, such as [[swamp]]s and [[vlei]]s. They swim well. They are nocturnal and solitary.<ref name=mullin04>Mullin, S. K., et al. (2004). [http://bylaws.durban.gov.za/Documents/DiscoverDurban/Museums%20and%20Durban%20Art%20Gallery/15_08MULLIN.pdf Skull size and shape of ''Dasymys'' (Rodentia, Muridae) from sub-Saharan Africa.] ''Mammalia'' 68(2-3), 185-220.</ref> Species are more common in the northern regions of [[Sub-Saharan Africa]], likely because their wetland habitat is more degraded in southern regions.<ref name=mullin05>Mullin, S. K., et al. (2005). [http://www.cityofdurban.co.za/Documents/DiscoverDurban/Museums%20and%20Durban%20Art%20Gallery/14_Mullin_et_al_SAJS2005.pdf The distribution of the water rat ''Dasymys'' (Muridae) in Africa: a review.] ''South African Journal of Science'' 101(3), 117-24.</ref> |
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Dasymys is a genus of water rats in the rodent subfamily Murinae, the Old World rats and mice. The genus is endemic to Africa.[1]
These rats are wetland habitat specialists, occurring in marshy areas with wet ground and thick vegetation, such as swamps and vleis. They swim well. They are nocturnal and solitary.[2] Species are more common in the northern regions of Sub-Saharan Africa, likely because their wetland habitat is more degraded in southern regions.[3]
The genus is not well studied and its taxonomy is not clear. The number of species and their relationships have only been tentatively determined.[2]
Species include:
- Dasymys alleni – Glover Allen's dasymys
- Dasymys cabrali – Crawford-Cabral's dasymys
- Dasymys foxi – Fox's shaggy rat
- Dasymys incomtus – African marsh rat
- Dasymys montanus – Montane shaggy rat
- Dasymys nudipes – Angolan marsh rat
- Dasymys robertsii
- Dasymys rufulus – West African shaggy rat
- Dasymys rwandae – Rwandan dasymys
- Dasymys shortridgei
- Dasymys sua – Tanzanian dasymys
References
- ^ [Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss., Berlin: 12. In: Wilson, D. E. & D. M. Reeder. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed). Johns Hopkins University Press. 2005.
- ^ a b Mullin, S. K., et al. (2004). Skull size and shape of Dasymys (Rodentia, Muridae) from sub-Saharan Africa. Mammalia 68(2-3), 185-220.
- ^ Mullin, S. K., et al. (2005). The distribution of the water rat Dasymys (Muridae) in Africa: a review. South African Journal of Science 101(3), 117-24.
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