Ivory Coast rat
| Ivory Coast rat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Dephomys |
| Species: | D. eburneae |
| Binomial name | |
| Dephomys eburneae (Heim de Balsac & Bellier, 1967) | |
The Ivory Coast rat (Dephomys eburneae) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Ivory Coast, possibly Ghana, and Liberia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps.
References
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Taylor, P. 2004. Dephomys eburnea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.
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