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Dephomys eburneae

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Rodentia
Subordo: Myomorpha
Superfamilia: Muroidea
Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Genus: Dephomys
Species: Dephomys eburneae

The Ivory Coast Rat (Dephomys eburneae) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, possibly Ghana, and Liberia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps.

References

* 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.
* Taylor, P. 2004. Dephomys eburnea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 09 July 2007.

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