Mount Cameroon brush-furred rat
Species of rodent
| Mount Cameroon brush-furred rat | |
|---|---|
Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Lophuromys |
| Species: | L. roseveari |
| Binomial name | |
| Lophuromys roseveari Verheyen, Huselmans, Colyn & Hutterer, 1997 | |
The Mount Cameroon brush-furred rat or Rosevear'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.
References
- ^ Dieterlen, F. (2017). "Lophuromys roseveari". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T45055A22408108. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T45055A22408108.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- 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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