Dasymys medius
O. Thomas, 1906
Middle 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
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1906-08-01. Description of new mammals from Mount Ruwenzori. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)18(104):136-147.
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Original name as described
Dasymys medius
Other common names
East African Altitude Shaggy Rat · Middle Dasymys
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1906.7.1.75
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
Toro, Mubuku Valley, E. Rwenzori, Uganda.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
South Sudan · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Rwanda · Burundi · Kenya · Tanzania
Taxonomy notes
split from D. incomtus
Taxonomy notes citation
Monadjem, A., Taylor, P.J., Denys, C. and Cotterill, F.P.D. 2015. Rodents of Sub-Saharan Africa. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, 1092 pp. doi:10.1515/9783110301915
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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Names and synonyms
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