Rudd's mouse

Rudd's mouse
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Uranomys Dollman, 1909
Species:	U. ruddi
Binomial name
Uranomys ruddi Dollman, 1909

Rudd's mouse or the white-bellied brush-furred rat (Uranomys ruddi) is the only species in 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

1. Granjon, L. (2017). "Uranomys ruddi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T22771A22400326. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T22771A22400326.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.

• Granjon, L. (2017). "Uranomys ruddi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T22771A22400326. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T22771A22400326.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021. 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.