Dieterlen's brush-furred mouse

Species of rodent

Dieterlen's brush-furred mouse
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Lophuromys
Species:
L. dieterleni
Binomial name
Lophuromys dieterleni
Verheyen, Huselmans, Colyn & Hutterer, 1997

Dieterlen's brush-furred mouse, Mt Oku brush-furred mouse, or Mount Oku brush-furred rat (Lophuromys dieterleni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to Mount Oku, Cameroon.[1] Its natural habitat is montane forest at elevations above 2,000 m (6,600 ft).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Kennerley, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Lophuromys dieterleni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T45056A115202428. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  • 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.
Taxon identifiers
Lophuromys dieterleni


  • v
  • t
  • e