Ghana rufous-nosed rat
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| Ghana Rufous-nosed Rat | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Oenomys |
| Species: | O. ornatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Oenomys ornatus Thomas, 1911 | |
The Ghana Rufous-nosed Rat (Oenomys ornatus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and seasonally flooded agricultural land.
References
- Dieterlen, F. 2004. Oenomys ornatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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