Biology:Dephomys
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Short description: Genus of rodents
Dephomys | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Tribe: | Arvicanthini |
Genus: | Dephomys Thomas, 1926 |
Type species | |
Mus defua | |
Species | |
Dephomys defua |
Dephomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa. It contains the following species:
- Defua rat (Dephomys defua)
- Ivory Coast rat (Dephomys eburneae)
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. 1318-1319. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13001328.
Wikidata ☰ Q287909 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dephomys.
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