Tanzanian Dasymys
Dasymys sua W.Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, Colyn, Leirs & E.Verheyen, 2003
Also calledDasymys de Tanzanie (fra) · Tansania- \ (deu) · Tansania- \\ (deu) · sierściomysz tanzańska (pol)
First described in: Bull. Inst. Roy. Sci. Nat. Belgique, Biol. vol.73 p.41
The Tanzanian shaggy rat (Dasymys sua) is a species of shaggy marsh rat endemic to eastern Tanzania, near the Uluguru Mountains.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Member of the D. incomtus species complex. Defined by discriminant function analyses using craniometric traits as well as complete mtDNA cytochrome b sequences in comparison with samples of D. rufulus and the bentleyae portion of the D. incomtus species complex (W. Verheyen et al., 2003).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
Distribution: Known only from upland plains in the Morogoro region of EC Tanzania, 400 - 1600 m (W. Verheyen et al., 2003).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
materials_examined
Type Locality: E Tanzania, Mbete (06 ° 52 ’ S, 37 ° 41 ’ E, as per W. Verheyen et al., 2003: 41), near Morogoro, on flanks of the Uluguru Range (Kitundu Forest), 1540 m.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
activity
Activity patterns. Tanzanian Shaggy Rats are mostly nocturnal, like other members of genus.
Muridae
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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.
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Dasymys sua in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 4264905.