Tanzanian shaggy rat
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| Tanzanian shaggy rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Dasymys |
| Species: | D. sua
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| Binomial name | |
| Dasymys sua W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, Colyn, Leirs, E. Verheyen, 2003[1]
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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
References
Data related to Dasymys sua at Wikispecies
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b 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. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
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