| Short-tailed brush-furred rat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Lophuromys |
| Species: | L. brevicaudus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lophuromys brevicaudus Osgood, 1936 | |
The short-tailed brush-furred rat (Lophuromys brevicaudus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ^ Lavrenchenko, L. 2004. Lophuromys brevicaudus. 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. p. 1203. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.