African wading rat
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| African wading rat Temporal range: Pleistocene to recent
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Colomys
Thomas & Wroughton, 1907
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C. goslingi
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| Colomys goslingi Thomas & Wroughton, 1907
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The African wading rat or African water rat (Colomys goslingi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus Colomys. It is native to Africa, where it occurs in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia.[1]
An aquatic species, this rat is found in and around streams and pools in rainforest habitat, and sometimes in grassland and savanna regions.[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kerbis Peterhans, J., et al. 2008. Colomys goslingi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 11 April 2015.
References
- Colomys. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. (ITIS)
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