Gray 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. aquilus |
Binomial name | |
Lophuromys aquilus (True, 1892) |
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Synonyms | |
cinereus Dieterlan & Gelmroth |
The Gray Brush-furred Rat (Lophuromys aquilus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical swamps, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.