Mount Oku rat
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The Mount Oku rat (Lamottemys okuensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus Lamottemys. It is found only in Cameroon where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat destruction.
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Mount Oku rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Tribe: | Arvicanthini |
Genus: | Lamottemys Petter, 1986 |
Species: | L. okuensis |
Binomial name | |
Lamottemys okuensis Petter, 1986[2] | |
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