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 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Dephomys |
| Species: | D. defua |
| Binomial name | |
| Dephomys defua (Miller, 1900) | |
References
- Taylor, P.J. (2016). "Dephomys defua". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T6491A22456751. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T6491A22456751.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- 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.
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