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Verhagen's Brush-furred Rat
Lophuromys verhageni W.Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx & E.Verheyen, 2002
Also calledRat-hérissé de Verhagen (fra) · Verhagen-Biirstenhaaarmaus (deu) · szczoteczniczka meruańska (pol) · フェルハーゲンブラシネズミ (jpn)
First described in: Bull. Inst. Roy. Sci. Nat. Belgique, Biol. vol.72 p.153
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Subgenus Lophuromys, L. aquilus species group (W. Verheyen et al., 2002). Defined by morphometric data and mtDNA cytochrome b sequences, and phylogenetically most closely related to L. aquilus.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
Distribution: Endemic to Mt Meru, 2600 - 3050 m (see W. Verheyen et al., 2002).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
materials_examined
Type Locality: N Tanzania, Mt. Meru, 2600 m (coordinates given by W. Verheyen et al., 2002).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
biology_ecology
Habitat. Afro-alpine grassland and bush with small pools heavily surrounded by papyrus sedge (Cyperaceae) at edges or above mountain forests, and heather bush and some bamboo at elevations of 2300 - 3600 m.
Muridae
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 4264928.