Thomas's Ethiopian brush-furred rat
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L. brunneus
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Thomas's Ethiopian brush-furred rat (Lophuromys brunneus), also called the Brown brush-furred rat[4][5] or the Brown brush-furred mouse,[6] is a species of brush-furred mouse[7] from Southern Ethiopia.[2]
Description
The holotype had a body 125 millimetres (4.9 in) long and a tail 80 millimetres (3.1 in) long. The body is a pale brown with a pale brown or clay-colored belly.[3]
Range and habitat
L. brunneus is endemic to the highlands of Southern Ethiopia, from the Semien Mountains to Manno-Jimma.[2] The type locality is around the Omo River.[3]
History
It was originally described as a subspecies of Lophuromys aquilus (L. aquilus brunneus) in 1906 by Oldfield Thomas, from a specimen collected 13 May 1905.[2][3] It was reclassified as a subspecies of Lophuromys flavopunctatus in 1936 as a synonym to subspecies L. flavopunctatus zaphiri. In 2002 it was elevated to species status.[2]
Phylogeny
The species is closely related to the Ethiopian forest brush-furred rat (Lophuromys chrysopus).[2] It is believed to have interbred with L. flavopunctatus.[8]
References
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External links
Data related to Lophuromys brunneus at Wikispecies
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