Fire-bellied brush-furred rat
The fire-bellied brush-furred rat (Lophuromys nudicaudus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[1] It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.[2]
| Fire-bellied brush-furred rat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Lophuromys |
| Species: | L. nudicaudus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lophuromys nudicaudus Heller, 1911 | |
References
- Dieterlen, F. 2004. Lophuromys nudicaudus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 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
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