Defua rat

The Defua rat (Dephomys defua) 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 moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Defua rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Dephomys
Species:
D. defua
Binomial name
Dephomys defua
(Miller, 1900)

References

  • 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. 1318. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  • Taylor, P. 2004. Dephomys defua. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
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