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 threatened by habitat loss.
Angolan marsh rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Dasymys |
Species: | D. nudipes
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Binomial name | |
Dasymys nudipes (Peters, 1870)
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References
edit- ^ Taylor, P.; Kennerley, R. (2017). "Dasymys nudipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T6271A22436918. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T6271A22436918.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- 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.