| Ghana rufous-nosed rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Oenomys |
| Species: | O. ornatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Oenomys ornatus Thomas, 1911
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The Ghana rufous-nosed rat (Oenomys ornatus), also known as the West African Oenomys,[2][3] is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and seasonally flooded agricultural land, it has also been observed in secondary high forest habitat.[4]
- ^ Cassola, F. (2019). "Oenomys ornatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T15165A22411737. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T15165A22411737.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Mammal Species of the World - Browse: ornatus". www.departments.bucknell.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Oenomys ornatus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ "Occurrence Detail 1317927056". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-02-06.