Shaggy rat

Shaggy rat may refer to:


 * Crawford-Cabral's shaggy rat or Crawford-Cabral's shaggy marsh rat (Dasymys cabrali), species of shaggy marsh rat endemic to north-eastern Namibia
 * Fox's shaggy rat (Dasymys foxi), species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Nigeria
 * Glover Allen's Shaggy rat, or Glover Allen's shaggy rat (Dasymys alleni), a species of shaggy marsh rat indigenous to Mount Rungwe in south-western Tanzania
 * Montane shaggy rat (Dasymys montanus), species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Uganda and possibly Democratic Republic of the Congo
 * Robert's shaggy rat (Dasymys robertsii), species of rodent in the genus Dasymys that lives in South Africa
 * Rwandan shaggy rat (Dasymys rwandae), species of shaggy marsh rat endemic to north-western Rwanda
 * Tanzanian shaggy rat (Dasymys sua), species of shaggy marsh rat endemic to eastern Tanzania
 * West African shaggy rat (Dasymys rufulus), species of rodent in the family Muridae