NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Fox's Dasymys
Dasymys foxi Thomas, 1912
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Fox's shaggy rat (Dasymys foxi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Nigeria.
Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, swampland, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Fox's shaggy rat; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:03:43.498522+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dasymys foxi Thomas, 1912
- Name authority
- Thomas, 1912
- Common name
- Fox's Dasymys
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Muridae
- Genus
- Dasymys
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
- suborderMyomorpha Brandt, 1855
- superfamilyMuroidea Illiger, 1811
- familyMuridae Illiger, 1811
- subfamilyMurinae Illiger, 1811
- genusDasymys Peters, 1875
- speciesDasymys foxi Thomas, 1912
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dasymys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Glover Allen's DasymysDasymys alleni Lawrence & Loveridge, 1953 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crawford-Cabral's DasymysDasymys cabrali W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, Colyn, Leirs & E. Verheyen, 2003 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Angolan DasymysDasymys nudipes (Peters, 1870) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Common DasymysDasymys incomtus (Sundevall, 1847) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ruwenzori DasymysDasymys montanus Thomas, 1906 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| West African DasymysDasymys rufulus Miller, 1900 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rwandan DasymysDasymys rwandae W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, Colyn, Leirs & E. Verheyen, 2003 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tanzanian DasymysDasymys sua W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, Colyn, Leirs & E. Verheyen, 2003 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=585214 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3496N. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.