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Oenomys
''Oenomys'' is a genus of African rodents. Known as rufous-nosed rats or rusty-nosed rats, they occur from Sierra Leone east to Ethiopia and as far south as northern Angola. The nose is reddish, or at least the cheeks, which suggested both the English and scientific names (''oeno-'' means "wine-colored" and ''-mys'' denotes a mouselike animal). Genus ''Oenomys'' - rufous-nosed rats *Common rufous-nosed rat, ''Oenomys hypoxanthus'' (Pucheran, 1855) **''Oenomys hypoxanthus albiventris'' (Eisentraut, 1968) *Ghana rufous-nosed rat, ''Oenomys ornatus (Thomas, 1911) *''Oenomys tiercelini ''Oenomys'' is a genus of African rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% o ...'' Rodent genera Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas {{Murinae-stub ...
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Oenomys
''Oenomys'' is a genus of African rodents. Known as rufous-nosed rats or rusty-nosed rats, they occur from Sierra Leone east to Ethiopia and as far south as northern Angola. The nose is reddish, or at least the cheeks, which suggested both the English and scientific names (''oeno-'' means "wine-colored" and ''-mys'' denotes a mouselike animal). Genus ''Oenomys'' - rufous-nosed rats *Common rufous-nosed rat, ''Oenomys hypoxanthus'' (Pucheran, 1855) **''Oenomys hypoxanthus albiventris'' (Eisentraut, 1968) *Ghana rufous-nosed rat, ''Oenomys ornatus (Thomas, 1911) *''Oenomys tiercelini ''Oenomys'' is a genus of African rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% o ...'' Rodent genera Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas {{Murinae-stub ...
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Oenomys Tiercelini
''Oenomys'' is a genus of African rodents. Known as rufous-nosed rats or rusty-nosed rats, they occur from Sierra Leone east to Ethiopia and as far south as northern Angola. The nose is reddish, or at least the cheeks, which suggested both the English and scientific names (''oeno-'' means "wine-colored" and ''-mys'' denotes a mouselike animal). Genus ''Oenomys'' - rufous-nosed rats *Common rufous-nosed rat, ''Oenomys hypoxanthus'' (Pucheran, 1855) **''Oenomys hypoxanthus albiventris'' (Eisentraut, 1968) *Ghana rufous-nosed rat, ''Oenomys ornatus (Thomas, 1911) *''Oenomys tiercelini ''Oenomys'' is a genus of African rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% o ...'' Rodent genera Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas {{Murinae-stub ...
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Ghana Rufous-nosed Rat
The Ghana rufous-nosed rat (''Oenomys ornatus''), also known as the West African Oenomys, 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 A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poaceae). However, sedge (Cyperaceae) and rush (Juncaceae) can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes, like clover, and other herbs. Grasslands occur natur ... and seasonally flooded agricultural land, it has also been observed in secondary high forest habitat. Population According to the IUCN Red List, the Ghana rufous-nosed rat "is considered to be a rare species" and is "known only from a few localities in each of the countries where it has been recorded". Ecology The Ghana rufous-nosed rat is described as a good climber. References * Oenomys Mammals described in 1911 Taxa nam ...
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