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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Dasymys

Accepted taxon: Dasymys


Accepted taxon: Dasymys
Taxon: Dasymys
Rank: Genus
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | MYOMORPHA | Muroidea | Muridae | Murinae
Reference: Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.

Table 1. List of Diet Items for Dasymys.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
There are no Diet Items available.

a. Standardized values. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]


Table 2. List of Standard Traits for Dasymys.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Hypsodonty 2 = mesodont 2 = mesodont – Schap, J., McGuire, J., Lawing, A., Manthi, F., Short, R. 2024. Ecometric models of small mammal hypsodonty can estimate paleoprecipitation across eastern Africa. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. None(None), pp.112181. Available at: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2024.112181.

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Dasymys.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Dasymys.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
OPD (l) n/a 3 3 - - - 94 - - Evans, Al…
OPD (u) n/a 3 3 - - - 156 - - Evans, Al…

b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Dasymys.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Dasymys Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Dasymys sp. Evans, Alistair R., Gregory P. Wilson, Mikael Fortelius, and Jukka Jernvall. “High-Level Similarity of Dentitions in Carnivorans and Rodents.” Nature 445, no. 7123 (December 13, 2006): 78–81. doi:10.1038/nature05433. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Dasymys Schap, J.A., McGuire, J.L., Lawing, A.M., Manthi, F.K. and Short, R.A., 2024. Ecometric models of small mammal hypsodonty can estimate paleoprecipitation across eastern Africa. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, p.112181. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

Citation for this page: [The MammalBase community 2026. / CC BY 4.0. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7462864 Dasymys: , Accessed 16th April 2026 at https://mammalbase.net/me/17216]