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Short-tailed Brush-furred Rat
Lophuromys simensis
Lophuromys simensis, commonly known as the short-tailed brush-furred rat or Simien brush-furred rat, is a species of brush-furred mouse. It was described by Osgood in 1936 under the name Lophuromys flavopunctus simensis. It has been considered a likely synonym of Lophuromys brunneus (Thomas, 1906).
L. simensis is endemic to Ethiopia, where it has been observed in the forests and grasslands, ranging in elevation from 1,800m to over 3,000m. It has been found in the Simien Mountains National Park, and gains its name from the Simien Mountains where it was first observed.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 959850.