Rufous-nosed rat
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Species : Oenomys hypoxanthus
The Rufous-nosed rats is listed as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the rufousnosed rat
A young / baby of a rufousnosed rat is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A rufousnosed rat group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.Countries
Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Congo, Republic of the, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and UgandaRufous-nosed rat habitats
Artificial / Aquatic & Marine, Artificial / Aquatic - Seasonally Flooded Agricultural Land, Grassland and Subtropical / Tropical Seasonally Wet / Flooded Grassland
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