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Oenomys hypoxanthus Pucheran, 1855
Order: Rodentia > Family: Muridae > Genus: Oenomys > Species: Oenomys hypoxanthus Pucheran, 1855
Common Name: Rufous-nosed Rat [English]
Type Description
Rev. Mag. Zool. Paris, ser. 2, 7:206.
Type Locality
Gabon.
Measurements
Total length: 310-343 mm
Head and body: 130-180 mm
Tail length: 140-205 mm
Hindfoot length: 29-35 mm
Ear length: 18-21 mm
Weight: 50-121 g
Head and body: 130-180 mm
Tail length: 140-205 mm
Hindfoot length: 29-35 mm
Ear length: 18-21 mm
Weight: 50-121 g
Description
The red nose and prominent cusps on the teeth of this rodent are characteristic.
Distribution
Ranging in the forest belt from Guinea to Kenya and Angola to southwestern Tanzania, Oenomys hypoxanthus is not a true forest species but can be found in secondary growth, forest clearings, cultivation along forest road verges, borders of marshes, and montane forests with broken canopies and dense undergrowth up to 3,000 m. (Kingdon, 1984, 1997)
Key References
1. Kingdon, J. 1984. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Hares and Rodents). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2B:642-644.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 209, 211.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1344-1346, 1585-1586.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 209, 211.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1344-1346, 1585-1586.