Ansorge's Brush-furred Rat

discussion

Discussion: Subgenus Lophuromys, L. sikapusi species complex (W. Verheyen et al., 2000). Usually included in L. sikapusi, but regarded as a separate species by W. Verheyen et al. (1997, 2000). The species has yet to be fully revised and its geographic range delineated; the distribution recorded here is extracted from W. Verheyen et al. (1997, 2000). Geographic range of L. ansorgei either extends from East Africa along the northern and southern rim of the Congolese Central Forest Block to the lower reaches of the Congo River, or the range along the lower Congo is a remnant of a once more expansive distribution (W. Verheyen et al., 2000). Dieterlen (1987) discussed ansorgei and pyrrhus as subspecies of L. sikapusi.

Order Rodentia - Family Muridae

distribution

Distribution: West Africa from lower reaches of the Congo River in E Dem. Rep. Congo (Boma, Kinshasa) and possibly S Cameroon, and in E Africa from Uganda through W Kenya to N Tanzania.

Order Rodentia - Family Muridae

biology_ecology

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Muridae

conservation

Status and Conservation. Not assessed on The IUCN Red List. Ansorge’s Brush-furred Rat was considered a synonym of the Western Brush-furred Rat (L. sikapusi), which was classified as Least Concern.

Muridae