Cansdale's swamp rat

{{Short description|Species of rodent}}

{{speciesbox

| name = Cansdale's swamp rat

| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Cassola, F. |date=2017 |title=Malacomys cansdalei |volume=2017 |page=e.T12702A22400236 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T12702A22400236.en |access-date=15 November 2021}}

| genus = Malacomys

| species = cansdalei

| authority = Ansell, 1958

| synonyms =

}}

Cansdale's swamp rat (Malacomys cansdalei) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, and possibly Liberia.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.