Medium-tailed brush-furred rat
| Medium-tailed Brush-furred Rat | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Lophuromys |
| Species: | L. medicaudatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lophuromys medicaudatus Dieterlen, 1975 | |
The Medium-tailed Brush-furred Rat (Lophuromys medicaudatus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Dieterlen, F. 2004. Lophuromys medicaudatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.