Mount Cameroon brush-furred rat

The Mount Cameroon brush-furred rat or Roseveari's brush-furred mouse (Lophuromys roseveari) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Cameroon. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, plantations, and rural gardens.

Mount Cameroon brush-furred rat

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Lophuromys
Species:
L. roseveari
Binomial name
Lophuromys roseveari
Verheyen, Huselmans, Colyn & Hutterer, 1997

References

  • Dieterlen, F. 2004. Lophuromys roseveari. 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 (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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