West African Oenomys
Oenomys ornatus Thomas, 1911
Also calledOenomys du Ghana (fra) · Rat à museau roux d’Afrique de l’Ouest (fra) · ghanankuonorotta (fin) · myš ozdobná (ces) · rdzawonos ozdobny (pol) · Ганская крыса (rus) · セイブアフリカカオアカネズミ (jpn)
First described in: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8 vol.7 p.378
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Originally described by Thomas (1911 b) as a species, and subsequently either listed that way (G. M. Allen, 1939; Ellerman, 1941) or included in O. hypoxanthus (Misonne, 1974). Rosevear (1969), however, recognized ornatus as a distinctive subspecies of O. hypoxanthus, and Tranier and Gautun (1979) reinstated its specific uniqueness as indicated by chromosomal, morphological, and distributional attributes. Populations in Sierra Leone and Ghana reviewed by Grubb et al. (1998). Member of murine fauna endemic to West Africa (see account of Grammomys buntingi).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
Distribution: Records are from SE Guinea (Mt Nimba; Tranier and Gautun, 1979), E Sierra Leone, and S Ghana (Grubb et al., 1998); probably also occurs in Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia in suitable forest habitats.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
discussion
COMMENTS: Originally described by Thomas (19116) as a distinct species, and subsequently either listed that way (Allen, 1939; Ellerman, 1941) or included in hypoxanthus (Misonne, 1974). Rosevear (1969), however, recognized ornatus as a very distinctive subspecies of O. hypoxanthus, and Tranier and Gautun (1979) reinstated its specific uniqueness diagnosed by chromosomal, morphological, and distributional attributes.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
biology_ecology
Habitat. Associated with dense undergrowth and grasses in clearings, forest edges, and cultivated areas.
Muridae
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2438922.