Ethiopian Forest Brush-furred Rat | |
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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.