Congomys

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

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.