Lophuromys dudui

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea
Template:Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Deomyinae
Genus: Lophuromys
Subgenus: Lophuromys (Lophuromys)
Species: Lophuromys dudui

Name

Lophuromys dudui Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx & Verheyen, 2002

Type locality: N Dem. Rep. Congo, Orientale (Haut-Zaïre), right bank Congo River near Kisangani, Masako Forest Reserve, "rainforest of the Tshoporiver," 440 m, 00EE36'N, 25EE13'E.

References

• Verheyen W., Hulselmans J., Dierckx T., Verheyen E. 2002: 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). Bulletin de l'Institut royal des sciences naturelles de Belgique, 72: 142–182.

Vernacular names

English: Dudu’s Brush-furred Rat