Malacomys

Malacomys is a genus of rodents in the family Muridae native to Africa. It is the only member of the tribe Malacomyini.^[2][3]

Malacomys
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Subfamily:	Murinae
Tribe:	Malacomyini Lecompte et al., 2008
Genus:	Malacomys Milne-Edwards, 1877
Type species
Malacomys longipes[1]
Species
Malacomys cansdalei Malacomys edwardsi Malacomys longipes

It contains the following three species:

• Cansdale's swamp rat (Malacomys cansdalei) - Ansell, 1958
• Edward's swamp rat (Malacomys edwardsi) - Rochebrune, 1885
• Big-eared swamp rat (Malacomys longipes) - Milne-Edwards, 1877