Fire-bellied Brush-furred Rat
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Lophuromys nudicaudus Heller, 1911 |
The Fire-bellied Brush-furred Rat (Lophuromys nudicaudus) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It it found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
[edit] References
- Dieterlen, F. 2004. Lophuromys nudicaudus. 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.