Black-clawed brush-furred rat
Appearance
Black-clawed brush-furred rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Lophuromys |
Species: | L. melanonyx
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Binomial name | |
Lophuromys melanonyx Petter, 1972
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The black-clawed brush-furred rat (Lophuromys melanonyx) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
[edit]- ^ Kennerley, R.; Lavrenchenko, L. (2016). "Lophuromys melanonyx". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T12351A22408287. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T12351A22408287.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
Sources
[edit]- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1207. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.