Lophuromys verhageni
W. N. Verheyen, J. L. J. Hulselmans, Dierckx, & E. Verheyen, 2002
Verhagen's 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., Hulselmans, J.L.J., Dierckx, T. and Verheyen, E. 2002. The _Lophuromys flavopunctatus_ Thomas 1888 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.
Authority publication link
http://projects.biodiversity.be/africanrodentia/publications/african_rodentia_publication_35.pdfOriginal name as described
Lophuromys verhageni
Type material
RMCA 1996.037-M-3848
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Mt Meru, 03°13'47" S, 36°41'34" E (2600 m), Tanzania.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Tanzania
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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