Verhagen's brush-furred rat explained

Verhagen's brush-furred rat (Lophuromys verhageni) is a rodent belonging to the genus Lophuromys. It is found between 2600 and 3050 m on Mount Meru in Tanzania. The species is named after Ronald Verhegen for his contributions to the ecology of small mammals of Tanzania.[1]

It has a fairly large overall size. It has a large but slender skull with weak supraorbital ridges, and a short tail.[2] The species was split from the species L. flavopunctatus in 2002[3]

Notes and References

  1. The Lophuromys flavopunctatus Thomas 1888 s.l. species complex: A craniometric study with the description and genetic characterization of two new species (Rodentia - Muridae - Africa) . Verheyen W. . Hulselmans J. . Dierckx T. . Verheyen E. . Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique . 2002 . 72 . 142–182.
  2. Book: Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference . 3rd ed . The Johns Hopkins University Press . Musser, GG . Carleton, MD . amp . 2005 . 894–1531 . 978-0-8018-8221-0.
  3. Book: Mammals of the World: A Checklist . Yale University Press . Duff, Andrew . Lawson, Ann . amp . 2004 . 215 . 9780300103984.

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