Lophuromys aquilus
(F. W. True, 1892)
Dark-colored 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
True, F.W. 1892-10-26. An annotated catalogue of the mammals collected by Dr. W. L. Abbott in the Kilma-Njaro region. East Africa. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 15:445-480.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15737481Original name as described
Mus aquilus
Type material
USNM:MAMM:18997 (= USNM:MAMM:A34723)
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dddb6765-72e6-492f-85ed-7a3788d13041Type locality
"Mount Kilima-Njaro at an elevation of 8,000 feet [= 2650 m]," Tanzania.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Tanzania
Taxonomy notes
previously included L. cinereus, L. laticeps, L. margarettae, and L. rita
Taxonomy notes citation
Monadjem, A., Taylor, P. J., Denys, C., & Cotterill, F. P. (2015). Rodents of Sub-Saharan Africa: A biogeographic and taxonomic synthesis. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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