Ghana rufous-nosed rat
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.
| Ghana rufous-nosed rat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Oenomys |
| Species: | O. ornatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Oenomys ornatus Thomas, 1911 | |
References
- Dieterlen. F. (2008). "Oenomys ornatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T15165A4498229. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T15165A4498229.en.
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1429. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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