The Guinean grass rat (Arvicanthis rufinus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Benin, Ghana, Togo, possibly Cameroon, possibly Central African Republic, possibly Ivory Coast, possibly Guinea, possibly Liberia, and possibly Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, arable land, pastureland, and urban areas.
Guinean grass rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Arvicanthis |
Species: | A. rufinus
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Binomial name | |
Arvicanthis rufinus (Temminck, 1853)
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References
edit- ^ Granjon, L. (2016). "Arvicanthis rufinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T44992A22460503. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T44992A22460503.en. Retrieved 14 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. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.