An aquatic species, this rat is found in and around streams and pools in rainforest habitat, and sometimes in grassland and savanna regions.[1]
In 2020, a team of researchers from Siena College established that it is actually four separate species: the other three species have been named Colomys wologizi, C. lumumbai, and C. eisentrauti.[2][3][4]
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^ abKerbis Peterhans, J., et al. 2008. Colomys goslingi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 11 April 2015.
^Rat that uses whiskers to hunt underwater prey is really four species, by Jake Buehler, at New Scientist; published October 8, 2020; retrieved October 10, 2020
^Thomas C. Giarla; Terrence C. Demos; Ara Monadjem; Rainer Hutterer; Desiré Dalton; Mnqobi L. Mamba; Emily A. Roff; Frank M. Mosher; Václav Mikeš; Christopher P. Kofron; Julian C. Kerbis Peterhans (2021). "Integrative taxonomy and phylogeography of Colomys and Nilopegamys (Rodentia: Murinae), semi-aquatic mice of Africa, with descriptions of two new species" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 192 (1): 206–235. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa108.
^Two New Species of Semi-Aquatic Mice Discovered in Africa; on: sci-news; Oct 12, 2020
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Colomys. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. (ITIS)
Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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african, wading, african, water, colomys, goslingi, species, rodent, family, muridae, native, africa, where, occurs, angola, burundi, cameroon, republic, congo, democratic, republic, congo, equatorial, guinea, ethiopia, gabon, kenya, liberia, rwanda, south, su. The African wading rat or African water rat Colomys goslingi is a species of rodent in the family Muridae 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 African wading ratTemporal range Pleistocene to recentConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOrder RodentiaFamily MuridaeTribe PraomyiniGenus ColomysThomas amp Wroughton 1907Species C goslingiBinomial nameColomys goslingiThomas amp Wroughton 1907An aquatic species this rat is found in and around streams and pools in rainforest habitat and sometimes in grassland and savanna regions 1 In 2020 a team of researchers from Siena College established that it is actually four separate species the other three species have been named Colomys wologizi C lumumbai and C eisentrauti 2 3 4 References edit a b Kerbis Peterhans J et al 2008 Colomys goslingi The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Version 2014 3 Downloaded on 11 April 2015 Rat that uses whiskers to hunt underwater prey is really four species by Jake Buehler at New Scientist published October 8 2020 retrieved October 10 2020 Thomas C Giarla Terrence C Demos Ara Monadjem Rainer Hutterer Desire Dalton Mnqobi L Mamba Emily A Roff Frank M Mosher Vaclav Mikes Christopher P Kofron Julian C Kerbis Peterhans 2021 Integrative taxonomy and phylogeography of Colomys and Nilopegamys Rodentia Murinae semi aquatic mice of Africa with descriptions of two new species PDF Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 192 1 206 235 doi 10 1093 zoolinnean zlaa108 Two New Species of Semi Aquatic Mice Discovered in Africa on sci news Oct 12 2020Notes editColomys Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS Musser G G Carleton M D 2005 Superfamily Muroidea In Wilson D E Reeder D M eds Mammal Species of the World A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference 3rd ed Johns Hopkins University Press pp 894 1531 ISBN 978 0 8018 8221 0 OCLC 62265494 nbsp This Murinae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title African wading rat amp oldid 1192321140, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
