Lophuromys chrysopus

Osgood, 1936

Ethiopian Forest 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

Osgood, W.H. 1936-12-28. New and imperfectly known small mammals from Africa. Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series 20(21):217-256.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2778336

Original name as described

Lophuromys aquilus chrysopus

Other common names

Golden-footed Brush-furred Rat

Type material

FMNH:Mamm:28592

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=fe7fce4b-5225-4613-bb78-78b55976e683

Type locality

Allata, Sidamo Province, Ethiopia.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Ethiopia

Taxonomy notes

the name rubecula is likely included under either L. chrysopus or L. zena; the holotype of rubecula clusters morphologically with L. chrysopus and L. zena but other specimens from the type locality represent L. margarettae; the name is listed under L. zena for now

Taxonomy notes citation

Verheyen, W., Hulselmans, J. L., Dierckx, T., & Verheyen, E. (2002). The Lophuromys flavopunctatus Thomas 1888 sl species complex: a craniometric study, with the description and genetic characterization of two new species (Rodentia-Muridae-Africa). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique Biologie, 72, 141-182.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002873

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Lophuromys aquilus chrysopus

Osgood, 1936

Family

Muridae

Root name

chrysopus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:28592

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=fe7fce4b-5225-4613-bb78-78b55976e683

Authority page

242

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2778336

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Lophuromys chrysopus

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

chrysopus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:299) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  3. Happold (2013:242) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:608) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #45057) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #45057) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002873) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/45057/115202576) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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