Authority citation: Miller, G.S., Jr. 1900-12-28. A collection of small mammals from Mount Coffee, Liberia. Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences 2:631-649.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8872715
Original name as described: Dasymys rufulus
Nominal names: rufulus G. S. Miller, 1900
Other common names: Rufous Dasymys|Rufous Shaggy Rat|West African Dasymys
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Muridae -- Subfamily: Murinae -- Tribe: Arvicanthini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: USNM:MAMM:83844
Type locality: Mt Coffee, Liberia.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Senegal (SEN) | Gambia | Guinea-Bissau (GNB) | Guinea (GIN) | Mali (MLI) | Sierra Leone (SLE) | Liberia (LBR) | Cote d'Ivoire | Burkina Faso (BFA) | Ghana (GHA) | Togo (TGO) | Benin (BEN) | Nigeria (NGA) | Cameroon?
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
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