Cansdale's swamp rat

Cansdale's swamp rat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Malacomys
Species:	M. cansdalei
Binomial name
Malacomys cansdalei Ansell, 1958

Cansdale's swamp rat (Malacomys cansdalei) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, and possibly Liberia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

1. Cassola, F. (2017). "Malacomys cansdalei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T12702A22400236. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T12702A22400236.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.

Sources

• 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. p. 1355. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.