Congomys

Rodent endemic in the DRC

Congomys

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Mammalia
Order:  | Rodentia
Family:  | Muridae
Tribe:  | Praomyini
Genus:  | Congomys
Nicolas et al., 2021
Species

C. lukolelae
C. verschureni

Congomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. Both species in this genus were formerly classified in Praomys, and both are endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo.[1][2]

The two species in this genus are:

* Lukolela swamp rat, Congomys lukolelae
* Verschuren's swamp rat, Congomys verschureni

## References[edit]

1. ^ Nicolas, Violaine; Mikula, Ondřej; Lavrenchenko, Leonid A.; Šumbera, Radim; Bartáková, Veronika; Bryjová, Anna; Meheretu, Yonas; Verheyen, Erik; Missoup, Alain Didier; Lemmon, Alan R.; Moriarty Lemmon, Emily; Bryja, Josef (2021-10-01). "Phylogenomics of African radiation of Praomyini (Muridae: Murinae) rodents: First fully resolved phylogeny, evolutionary history and delimitation of extant genera". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 163: 107263. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107263. hdl:10067/1795280151162165141. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 34273505.
2. ^ "Congomys". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 2021-08-20.

Taxon identifiers

Congomys|

* Wikidata: Q108391816
* Wikispecies: Congomys
* iNaturalist: 1317322