North Western Rift brush-furred rat

The North Western Rift brush-furred rat (Lophuromys menageshae) is a species of brush-furred mouse found in Ethiopia.[1][2]

North Western Rift brush-furred rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Lophuromys
Species:
L. menageshae
Binomial name
Lophuromys menageshae
Lavrenchenko, W.N. Verheyen, E. Verheyen, Hulselmans & Leirs, 2007[2]

References

  1. Dando, T.; Kennerley, R.; Verheyen, E.; Lavrenchenko, L. (2019). "Lophuromys menageshae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T47992929A47992934. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T47992929A47992934.en.
  2. Lavrenchenko, L.A.; Verheyen, W.N.; Verheyen, E.; Hulselmans, J.; Leirs, H. (2007). "Morphometric and genetic study of Ethiopian Lophuromys flavopunctatus Thomas, 1888 species complex with description of three new 70-chromosomal species (Muridae, Rodentia)". Bulletin van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen, Biologie. 77: 77–117. S2CID 90014299.
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