Yellow-spotted brush-furred rat

The yellow-spotted brush-furred rat (Lophuromys flavopunctatus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. The population in Ethiopia is isolated and can be found at high altitudes up to 4,500 m above sea level.

Yellow-spotted brush-furred rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Lophuromys
Species:
L. flavopunctatus
Binomial name
Lophuromys flavopunctatus
Thomas, 1888

References

  1. Cassola, F. (2016). "Lophuromys flavopunctatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T47990318A22407469. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T47990318A22407469.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.


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