Mount Oku rat

Mt. Oku rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Muridae
Genus:Lamottemys
Petter, 1986
Species: L. okuensis
Binomial name
Lamottemys okuensis
Petter, 1986

The Mt. Oku rat (Lamottemys okuensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  • Dieterlen, F. 2004. Lamottemys okuensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
  • Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1339. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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