Ethiopian Forest Brush-furred Rat

Ethiopian Forest Brush-furred Rat
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Lophuromys
Species: L. chrysopus
Binomial name
Lophuromys chrysopus
Osgood, 1936

The Ethiopian Forest Brush-furred Rat (Lophuromys chrysopus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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