Common rufous-nosed rat
Species of rodent
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The common rufous-nosed rat (Oenomys hypoxanthus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and seasonally flooded agricultural land. It is commonly sighted in the June & July months but observations have been seen throughout the year. [2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Oenomys |
| Species: | O. hypoxanthus |
| Binomial name | |
| Oenomys hypoxanthus (Pucheran, 1855) | |
