Lophuromys angolensis
W. N. Verheyen, Dierckx, & J. Hulselmans, 2000
Angolan Brush-furred Rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Muridae |
| Subfamily | : Deomyinae |
| Genus | : Lophuromys |
| Subgenus | : Lophuromys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Verheyen, W.N., Dierckx, T. and Hulselmans, J. 2000. The brush-furred rats of Angola and southern Congo: description of a new taxon of the _Lophuromys sikapusi_ species complex. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique 70:253-267.
Authority publication link
http://projects.biodiversity.be/africanrodentia/publications/african_rodentia_publication_34.pdfOriginal name as described
Lophuromys angolensis
Type material
RMCA 1997.021-M-0001
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Mwambala, DR Congo.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Democratic Republic of the Congo · Angola
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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