Dasymys foxi
O. Thomas, 1912
Fox's Shaggy Rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Muridae |
| Subfamily | : Murinae |
| Tribe | : Arvicanthini |
| Genus | : Dasymys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1912-06-01. List of a third collection of mammals from Panyam, N. Nigeria, presented by the Rev. G. T. Fox. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)9(54):683-686.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18639442Original name as described
Dasymys foxi
Other common names
Fox's Dasymys · Fox's Marsh Rat · Fox's Water Rat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1912.4.3.15
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9ea4d003-be20-428f-9020-176c02a7e541Type locality
"Panyam, on the plateau of the same name, elevation 4000' [= 1220 m]," N Nigeria.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Nigeria
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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