Shining Thicket Rat
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rutilans (Peters, 1876) |
The Shining Thicket Rat (Grammomys poensis) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. The species is more commonly referred to as G. rutilans, but Musser and Carleton (2005) noted that Mus rutilans Peters, 1876 is a junior synonym of Mus rutilans Olfers, 1818, which refers to the South American Oxymycterus rutilans.
[edit] References
- Dieterlen, F. 2004. Grammomys rutilans. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
