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Dasymys
Sign in to saveDasymys is a genus of semiaquatic rodents in the subfamily Murinae, the Old World rats and mice. The genus is endemic to Africa.
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Vinony files it under Dasymys, Rodent genera and Rodents of Africa.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderRodentia
- FamilyMuridae
非洲水鼠屬（Dasymys），哺乳綱、囓齒目、鼠科的一屬，而與非洲水鼠屬（非洲水鼠）同科的動物尚有西非鼠屬（西非鼠）、束鼠屬（束鼠）、巨齒鼠屬（巨齒鼠）、井鼠屬（井鼠）等之數種哺乳動物。 取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=非洲水鼠屬&oldid=25784967” 分类：鼠亞科 隐藏分类：本地和维基数据均无相关图片
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 139
- With media
- 5
- Family
- Muridae
- Collections
- USNM, UCMP
- Recorded in
- Mozambique, South Africa
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Dasymys is a genus of semiaquatic rodents in the subfamily Murinae, the Old World rats and mice. The genus is endemic to Africa.
These rats are wetland habitat specialists, occurring in marshy areas with wet ground and thick vegetation, such as swamps and vleis. They swim well. They are nocturnal and solitary. Species are more common in the northern regions of Sub-Saharan Africa, likely because their wetland habitat is more degraded in southern regions.
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