Rudd's mouse
Appearance
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Scientific 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 member of the genus Uranomys. This animal is closely related to the spiny mice, brush-furred mice, and the link rat.
Description
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
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
- Template:IUCN2006 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.