Ghana rufous-nosed rat

Ghana rufous-nosed rat
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

  1. Dieterlen. F. (2008). "Oenomys ornatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T15165A4498229. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T15165A4498229.en. Retrieved 6 August 2016.


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