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African Marsh Rat

Dasymys incomtus (Sundevall 1847)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Dasymys incomtus (Sundevall 1847)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Dasymys incomtus
Species recognized by Eswatini Species List, wikipedia NL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, Kissling et al, 2014, Angola Species List, Botswana Species List, Burundi Species List, Cameroon Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Ethiopia Species List, Gabon Species List, Guinea Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Kenya Species List, Malawi Species List, Rwanda Species List, South Sudan Species List, South Africa Species List, Tanzania Species List, Uganda Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, wikipedia EU, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, South Atlantic Species List, NCBI, and Wildfinder (WWF)
Dasymys incomtus
Recognized by Fitzpatrick Institute of Ornithology Virtual Museum, Furui 2020, Animal Diversity Web, and Pantheria
Dasymys incomtus (Sundevall 1847)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, and Mozambique Species List
Dasymys incomtus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia IT, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Morgan Ernest 2003, Smith et al 2011, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Dasymys incomtus
Recognized by NMNH type specimens and Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
Dasymys incomtus (Sundevall 1847)
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test, and TreatmentBank
Dasymys medius
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Alternative Names

Dasymys gueinzii Peters 1875
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Dasymys helukus Heller 1910
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Dasymys helukus nigridius Hollister 1916
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Dasymys incomtus capensis Roberts 1936
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Dasymys incomtus fuscus de Winton 1897
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Dasymys medius Thomas 1906
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Dasymys orthos Heller 1911
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Dasymys savannus Heller 1911
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Dasymys gueinzii Peters 1875
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Dasymys helukus nigridius Hollister 1916
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Dasymys helukus Heller 1910
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Dasymys incomtus capensis Roberts 1936
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Dasymys incomtus fuscus de Winton 1897
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Dasymys medius Thomas 1906
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Dasymys orthos Heller 1911
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Dasymys savannus Heller 1911
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Dasymys gueinzii Peters 1875
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Dasymys gueinzii Peters 1875
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Dasymys gueinzii Peters 1875
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Dasymys helukus Heller 1910
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Dasymys helukus Heller 1910
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Dasymys helukus Heller 1910
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Dasymys helukus nigridius Hollister 1916
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Dasymys helukus nigridius Hollister 1916
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Dasymys helukus nigridius Hollister 1916
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Dasymys incomtus capensis Roberts 1936
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Dasymys incomtus capensis Roberts 1936
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Dasymys incomtus capensis Roberts 1936
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Dasymys incomtus fuscus de Winton 1897
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Dasymys incomtus fuscus de Winton 1897
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Dasymys incomtus fuscus de Winton 1897
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Dasymys medius Thomas 1906
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Dasymys medius Thomas 1906
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Dasymys medius Thomas 1906
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Dasymys orthos Heller 1911
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Dasymys orthos Heller 1911
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Dasymys orthos Heller 1911
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Dasymys savannus Heller 1911
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Dasymys savannus Heller 1911
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Dasymys savannus Heller 1911
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Common Names

English

Common Dasymys -- Water Rat
prefer
Recognized by Fitzpatrick Institute of Ornithology Virtual Museum
African marsh rat
prefer
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web
African Marsh Rat preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
African Shaggy Rat
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Common Dasymys
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Shaggy Swamp Rat
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Afrikanische Sumpfratte preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Wollhaarratte
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

アフリカヌマネズミ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020

Korean

아프리카섀기쥐 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

جرذ المستنقع الافريقى preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Dasymys incomtus (Sundevall 1847)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Glires
Rodentia
Mouse relatives
Myomorpha
Muroidea
Eumuroidea
Muridae
Murinae
Dasymys Peters 1875
Dasymys incomtus (Sundevall 1847) (this page)
Dasymys alleni Lawrence & Loveridge 1953
Dasymys cabrali W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, Colyn, Leirs & E. Verheyen 2003
Dasymys foxi Thomas 1912
Dasymys montanus Thomas 1906
Dasymys nudipes (Peters 1870)
Dasymys rufulus Miller 1900
Dasymys rwandae W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, Colyn, Leirs & E. Verheyen 2003
Dasymys sua W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, Colyn, Leirs & E. Verheyen 2003

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Rodentia Bowdich 1821
Myomorpha Brandt 1855
Muroidea Illiger 1811
Muridae Illiger 1811
Murinae Illiger 1811
Dasymys Peters 1875
Dasymys incomtus (Sundevall 1847) (this page)
Dasymys alleni Lawrence & Loveridge 1953
Dasymys cabrali W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, Colyn, Leirs & E. Verheyen 2003
Dasymys foxi Thomas 1912
Dasymys montanus Thomas 1906
Dasymys nudipes (Peters 1870)
Dasymys rufulus Miller 1900
Dasymys rwandae W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, Colyn, Leirs & E. Verheyen 2003
Dasymys sua W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, Colyn, Leirs & E. Verheyen 2003

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Glires
Rodentia
Mouse relatives
Myomorpha
Muroidea
Eumuroidea
Muridae
Murinae
Dasymys Peters 1875
Dasymys incomtus (Sundevall 1847) (this page)
Dasymys alleni Lawrence & Loveridge 1953
Dasymys cabrali W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, Colyn, Leirs & E. Verheyen 2003
Dasymys foxi Thomas 1912
Dasymys montanus Thomas 1906
Dasymys nudipes (Peters 1870)
Dasymys rufulus Miller 1900
Dasymys rwandae W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, Colyn, Leirs & E. Verheyen 2003
Dasymys sua W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, Colyn, Leirs & E. Verheyen 2003

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Glires
Rodentia
Mouse relatives
Myomorpha
Muroidea
Eumuroidea
Muridae
Murinae
Arvicanthini
Dasymys
Dasymys incomtus (Sundevall 1847) (this page)
Dasymys alleni Lawrence & Loveridge 1953
Dasymys cabrali W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, Colyn, Leirs & E. Verheyen 2003
Dasymys foxi Thomas 1912
Dasymys montanus Thomas 1906
Dasymys nudipes (Peters 1870)
Dasymys rufulus Miller 1900
Dasymys rwandae W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, Colyn, Leirs & E. Verheyen 2003
Dasymys sua W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, Colyn, Leirs & E. Verheyen 2003

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Dasymys Peters 1875
Dasymys incomtus (Sundevall 1847) (this page)
Dasymys incomtus alleni Lawrence & Loveridge 1953
Dasymys incomtus edsoni
Dasymys incomtus foxi
Dasymys incomtus incomtus
Dasymys alleni Lawrence & Loveridge 1953
Dasymys cabrali W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, Colyn, Leirs & E. Verheyen 2003
Dasymys foxi Thomas 1912
Dasymys lavocati
Dasymys montanus Thomas 1906
Dasymys nudipes (Peters 1870)
Dasymys rufulus Miller 1900
Dasymys rwandae W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, Colyn, Leirs & E. Verheyen 2003
Dasymys sua W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, Colyn, Leirs & E. Verheyen 2003

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Rodentia Bowdich 1821
Myomorpha Brandt 1855
Muroidea Illiger 1811
Muridae Illiger 1811
Murinae Illiger 1811
Dasymys Peters 1875
Dasymys incomtus (Sundevall 1847) (this page)
Dasymys alleni Lawrence & Loveridge 1953
Dasymys cabrali W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, Colyn, Leirs & E. Verheyen 2003
Dasymys foxi Thomas 1912
Dasymys montanus Thomas 1906
Dasymys nudipes (Peters 1870)
Dasymys rufulus Miller 1900
Dasymys rwandae W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, Colyn, Leirs & E. Verheyen 2003
Dasymys sua W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, Colyn, Leirs & E. Verheyen 2003

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Dasymys incomtus (Sundevall 1847) (this page)
Ammodillus imbellis (de Winton 1898)
Apomys iridensis Heaney, Balete, Veluz, Steppan, Esslstyn, Pfeiffer & Rickart 2014
Apomys lubangensis Heaney, Balete, Veluz, Steppan, Esslstyn, Pfeiffer & Rickart 2014
Baiyankamys habbema (Tate & Archbold 1941)
Baiyankamys shawmayeri Hinton 1943
Coccymys kirrhos Musser & Lunde 2009
Halmaheramys bokimekot Fabre, Pages, Musser, Fitriana, Semiadi & Helgen 2013
Hybomys badius Osgood 1936
Hybomys basilii Eisentraut 1965
Hybomys eisentrauti Van der Straeten & Hutterer 1986
Hybomys lunaris (Thomas 1906)
Hybomys planifrons (Miller 1900)
Hybomys trivirgatus (Temminck 1853)
Hybomys univittatus (Peters 1876)
Hydromys chrysogaster É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1804
Hydromys hussoni Musser & Piik 1982
Hydromys neobritannicus Tate & Archbold 1935
Hylomyscus aeta (Thomas 1911)
Hylomyscus alleni (Waterhouse 1838)
Hylomyscus baeri Heim de Balsac & Aellen 1965
Hylomyscus carillus (Thomas 1904)
Hylomyscus endorobae (Heller 1910)
Hylomyscus heinrichorum Carleton, Banasiak & Stanley 2015
Hylomyscus kerbispeterhansi Demos, Agwanda & Hickerson 2014
Hylomyscus parvus Brosset, Du Bost & Heim de Balsac 1965
Hylomyscus vulcanorum Lönnberg & Gyldenstolpe 1925
Hyomys dammermani Stein 1933
Hyomys goliath (Milne-Edwards 1900)
Kadarsanomys sodyi (Bartels 1937)
Komodomys rintjanus (Sody 1941)
Lamottemys okuensis F. Petter 1986
Leggadina forresti (Thomas 1906)
Leggadina lakedownensis Watts 1976
Leimacomys buettneri Matschie 1893
Lemniscomys barbarus (Linnaeus 1766)
Lemniscomys bellieri Van der Straeten 1975
Lemniscomys griselda (Thomas 1904)
Lemniscomys hoogstraali Dieterlen 1991
Lemniscomys linulus (Thomas 1910)
Lemniscomys macculus (Thomas & Wroughton 1910)
Lemniscomys mittendorfi Eisentraut 1968
Lemniscomys rosalia (Thomas 1904)
Lemniscomys roseveari Van der Straeten 1980
Lemniscomys striatus (Linnaeus 1758)
Lenomys meyeri (Jentink 1879)
Lenothrix canus Miller 1903
Leopoldamys edwardsi (Thomas 1882)
Leopoldamys neilli (J. T. Marshall Jr. 1976)
Leopoldamys sabanus (Thomas 1887)
Leopoldamys siporanus (Thomas 1895)
Leporillus apicalis (Gould 1853)
Leporillus conditor (Sturt 1848)
Leptomys elegans Thomas 1897
Leptomys ernstmayri Rümmler 1932
Leptomys signatus Tate & Archbold 1938
Limnomys sibuanus Mearns 1905
Lophuromys cinereus Dieterlen & Gelmroth 1974
Lophuromys luteogaster Hatt 1934
Lophuromys medicaudatus Dieterlen 1975
Lophuromys melanonyx F. Petter 1972
Lophuromys nudicaudus Heller 1911
Lophuromys rahmi Verheyen 1964
Lophuromys sikapusi (Temminck 1853)
Lophuromys woosnami Thomas 1906
Lorentzimys nouhuysi Jentink 1911
Macruromys elegans Stein 1933
Macruromys major Rümmler 1935
Malacomys cansdalei Ansell 1958
Malacomys edwardsi Rochebrune 1885
Malacomys longipes Milne-Edwards 1877
Mallomys aroaensis (De Vis 1907)
Mallomys gunung Flannery, Aplin & Groves 1989
Mallomys istapantap Flannery, Aplin & Groves 1989
Mallomys rothschildi Thomas 1898
Margaretamys beccarii (Jentink 1880)
Margaretamys elegans Musser 1981
Margaretamys parvus Musser 1981
Mastomys coucha (Smith 1834)
Mastomys erythroleucus (Temminck 1853)
Mastomys natalensis (Smith 1834)
Mastomys pernanus (Kershaw 1921)
Mastomys shortridgei (St. Leger 1933)
Maxomys alticola (Thomas 1888)
Maxomys baeodon (Thomas 1894)
Maxomys bartelsii (Jentink 1910)
Maxomys dollmani (Ellerman 1941)
Maxomys hellwaldii (Jentink 1878)
Maxomys hylomyoides (Robinson & Kloss 1916)
Maxomys inas (Bonhote 1906)
Maxomys inflatus (Robinson & Kloss 1916)
Maxomys moi (Robinson & Kloss 1922)
Musseromys anacuao Heaney, Balete, Rickart, Veluz & Jansa 2014
Musseromys beneficus Heaney, Balete, Rickart, Veluz & Jansa 2014
Musseromys inopinatus Heaney, Balete, Rickart, Veluz & Jansa 2014
Rattus detentus Timm, Weijola, Aplin, Flannery & Pine 2016
Rhabdomys bechuanae (Thomas 1893)
Rhabdomys dilectus (De Winton 1897)
Rhabdomys intermedius (Wroughton 1905)
Rhabdomys pumilio (Sparrman 1784)
Uromys vika Lavery & Judge 2017
647 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Glires
Rodentia
Myomorpha
Muroidea
Muridae
Murinae
Dasymys
Dasymys incomtus (this page)
Dasymys rufulus
unclassified Dasymys

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Exafroplacentalia
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Gliriformes
Glires
Rodentia
Myomorpha
Muroidea
Muridae
Murinae
Dasymys
Dasymys incomtus (this page)
Dasymys incomtus foxi
Dasymys incomtus helucus
Dasymys incomtus helukus
Dasymys incomtus medius
Dasymys alleni
Dasymys cabrali
Dasymys capensis
Dasymys foxi
Dasymys griseifrons
Dasymys longipilosus
Dasymys medius
Dasymys montanus
Dasymys nudipes
Dasymys robertsii
Dasymys rufulus
Dasymys rwandae
Dasymys sua

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Exafroplacentalia
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Gliriformes
Glires
Rodentia
Myomorpha
Muroidea
Muridae
Murinae
Dasymys
Dasymys medius (this page)
Dasymys alleni
Dasymys cabrali
Dasymys capensis
Dasymys foxi
Dasymys griseifrons
Dasymys incomtus
Dasymys longipilosus
Dasymys montanus
Dasymys nudipes
Dasymys robertsii
Dasymys rufulus
Dasymys rwandae
Dasymys sua
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