Kingdom Animalia Order Rodentia Genus Dephomys Higher classification Dephomys | Phylum Chordata Family Muridae Scientific name Dephomys defua Rank Species | |
Similar Rodent, Mammal, Murids, Earless water rat, Manipur bush rat | ||
The Defua rat (Dephomys defua) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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