Rudd's mouse
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Species of rodent
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| Rudd's mouse | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Uranomys Dollman, 1909 |
| Species: | U. ruddi
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| Binomial name | |
| Uranomys ruddi Dollman, 1909
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Rudd's mouse or the white-bellied brush-furred rat (Uranomys ruddi) is the only species in the genus Uranomys. This animal is closely related to the spiny mice, brush-furred mice, and the link rat.
Description
[edit ]Head and body sizes range from 8.4-13.4 cm long. Tail length is 5.3-7.9 cm. Weight is 41-53 g. The hairs on the back of this species are stiff like the brush-furred mice, but not spiny as in Acomys . The belly is white and feet are covered in white hairs. Incisors project anteriorly.
Natural history
[edit ]The animal is known across a wide range in Africa, but is never common. They are usually taken in savannah habitat. Rudd's mouse is thought to be nocturnal. It feeds predominantly on insects.
References
[edit ]- ^ Granjon, L. (2017). "Uranomys ruddi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T22771A22400326. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T22771A22400326.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- Granjon, L. (2017). "Uranomys ruddi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T22771A22400326. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T22771A22400326.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern
- Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World, Vol. 2. Johns Hopkins University Press, London.
