Cansdale's swamp rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Malacomys |
Species: | M. cansdalei |
Binomial name | |
Malacomys cansdalei Ansell, 1958 | |
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