Hutterer's brush-furred mouse

Hutterer's brush-furred mouse or Hutterer's brush-furred rat (Lophuromys huttereri) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[2] It is found only in Democratic Republic of the Congo, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Hutterer's brush-furred mouse

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Lophuromys
Species:
L. huttereri
Binomial name
Lophuromys huttereri
W. Verheyen, Colyn & Hulselmans, 1996

References

  1. Dieterlen, F. (2008). "Lophuromys huttereri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 2014-12-29.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1206. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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