Yellow-spotted Brush-furred Rat
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Lophuromys flavopunctatus Thomas, 1888 |
The Yellow-spotted Brush-furred Rat (Lophuromys flavopunctatus) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It it found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Sudan, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
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- Dieterlen, F. 2004. Lophuromys flavopunctatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 09 July 2007.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.