Yellow-bellied brush-furred rat

Yellow-bellied Brush-furred Rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Lophuromys
Species: L. luteogaster
Binomial name
Lophuromys luteogaster
Hatt, 1934

The yellow-bellied brush-furred rat (Lophuromys luteogaster) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa.[1] It occurs in forested habitat and can also be found in cultivated areas. This is a rare species but it is not considered to be threatened.[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Dieterlen, F. 2008. Lophuromys luteogaster. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. Downloaded on 07 August 2015.

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