Lophuromys brunneus
O. Thomas, 1906
Ethiopian 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
Thomas, O. 1906-10-01. New mammals collected in North-East Africa by Mr. Zaphiro, and presented to the British Museum by W. N. McMillan, Esq. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)18(106):300-306.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366566Original name as described
Lophuromys aquilus brunneus
Other common names
Thomas's Ethiopian Brush-furred Rat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1906.11.1.42
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Manno, Jimma, [South Ethiopia]. Alt. 4200' [= 1280 m]."
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Ethiopia
Taxonomy notes
previously included L. simiensis
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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