Makundi's Brush-furred Rat
Lophuromys makundii W.Verheyen, Hulsemans, Dierckx, Mulungu, Leirs, Corti & E.Verheyen, 2007
Also calledMakundi-Blrstenhaarmaus (deu) · Rat-hérissé de Makundi (fra) · szczoteczniczka skryta (pol)
Makundi's brush-furred rat (Lophuromys makundii) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Tanzania.
== References ==
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
biology_ecology
Habitat. Mountain forest and shrubs at elevations above 2000 m.
Muridae
biology_ecology
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Muridae
description
Descriptive notes. Head-body 118 - 134 mm, tail 59 - 85 mm, ear 16 - H- 20 - 7 mm, hindfoot 21 - 23 mm; weight 33 - 58 g. Makundi’s Brush-furred Rat has speckled pelage and a rather shorttail. It has significantly smaller hindfeet and longertail length than Verhagen’s Brush-furred Rat (L. verhageni), smaller head-body length and longer ears than the Dark-colored Brush-furred Rat (L. aquilus).
Muridae
discussion
Lophuromys makundii was described during recent revision of the L. flavopunctatus species complex based on analyses of mtDNA and external and skull measurements. Monotypic.
Muridae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 9115528.