Dasymys incomtus

(Sundevall, 1847)

African 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

Sundevall, C.J. 1847. Nya Mammalia från Sydafrika. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 3:118-121.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2581777

Original name as described

Mus incomtus

Other common names

Common Dasymys

Type locality

"Caffraria prope Portum Natal [= KwaZulu-Natal, Durban]", South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Gabon · Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Angola · Zambia · Malawi · Mozambique · Zimbabwe · South Africa · Eswatini

Taxonomy notes

previously included D. capensis, D. griseifrons, D. longipilosus, and D. medius

Taxonomy notes citation

Monadjem, A., Taylor, P. J., Denys, C., & Cotterill, F. P. (2015). Rodents of Sub-Saharan Africa: A biogeographic and taxonomic synthesis. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003053

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Dasmys nudipes edsoni

Hatt, 1934

Family

Muridae

Root name

edsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-86889

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-86889

Authority page

6

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus (Dasymys) Bentleyae

(O. Thomas, 1892)

Family

Muridae

Root name

bentleyae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1891.2.11.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/48697b42-c34d-4f46-8766-524b440898e3

Authority page

179

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27658784

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Dasymys shawi

P. S. Kershaw, 1924

Family

Muridae

Root name

shawi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1917.10.4.27

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f4078e3f-d2dd-430b-bc9a-b1554d93ead1

Authority page

25

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Dasymys incomtus palustris

Setzer, 1956

Family

Muridae

Root name

palustris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:73902

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=84fc3a5f-b7f5-45e2-9a29-522aad2e6910

Authority page

506

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489122

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Dasymys incomtus fuscus

de Winton, 1897

Family

Muridae

Root name

fuscus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

804

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31200851

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Dasymys incomtus

A. Roberts, 1913

Family

Muridae

Root name

incomtus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

89

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439547

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439547) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:515, 516) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:300) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  6. Happold (2013:395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  7. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:763) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003053) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6269/115080446) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Mus incomtus

(Sundevall, 1847)

Family

Muridae

Root name

incomtus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

120

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2581777

Authority publication

Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar

Dasymys Gueinzii

W. C. H. Peters, 1875

Family

Muridae

Root name

gueinzii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

13

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36127715

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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