African wading rat explained

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]

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]}

Notes

• Colomys. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. (ITIS)

Notes and References

1. Kerbis Peterhans, J., et al. 2008. Colomys goslingi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 11 April 2015.
2. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2256702-rat-that-uses-whiskers-to-hunt-underwater-prey-is-really-four-species Rat that uses whiskers to hunt underwater prey is really four species
3. Integrative taxonomy and phylogeography of Colomys and Nilopegamys (Rodentia: Murinae), semi-aquatic mice of Africa, with descriptions of two new species. 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. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . 2021 . 192 . 1 . 206–235 . 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa108.
4. http://www.sci-news.com/biology/colomys-mice-08940.html Two New Species of Semi-Aquatic Mice Discovered in Africa