Ethiopian Forest Brush-furred Rat
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Lophuromys chrysopus Osgood, 1936 |
The Ethiopian Forest Brush-furred Rat (Lophuromys chrysopus) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] References
- Lavrenchenko, L. 2004. Lophuromys chrysopus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 09 July 2007.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.