Ivory Coast Dephomys
Dephomys eburneae (Heim de Balsac & Bellier, 1967)
Also calledDéphomys de Céted'Ivoire (fra) · Liberianische Defua-Ratte (deu)
First described in: Mammalia vol.31 p.157
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Originally described as a subspecies of defua (see discussion in Rosevear, 1969), but shown to be a separate species by Van der Straeten (1984). Part of the murine fauna endemic to West Africa (see account of Grammomys buntingi). Chromosomal data from Côte d’Ivoire sample reported by Tranier and Dosso (1979).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
Distribution: Records are from Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia (specimens in USNM); may occur in SW Ghana (Grubb et al., 1998).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
activity
Activity patterns. Ivory Coast Defua Rats are presumably nocturnal and possibly partly arboreal.
Muridae
biology_ecology
Habitat. Presumably similar to the Common Defua Rat (D. defua), i. e. pristine rainforest, secondary growth, forest clearings, grassland, and cocoa and oil palm plantations.
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 4264973.