| Big-eared swamp rat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Malacomys |
| Species: | M. longipes
|
| Binomial name | |
| Malacomys longipes Milne-Edwards, 1877
| |
The big-eared swamp rat (Malacomys longipes) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa from Nigeria to Kenya and south to Zambia and Angola. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.