Short-tailed Brush-furred Rat

Lophuromys simensis

Classification

Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae

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).

Distribution

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Sources and credits

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Short-tailed Brush-furred Rat

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