Lophuromys kilonzoi
Taxonavigation
Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Deomyinae
Genus: Lophuromys
Subgenus: Lophuromys (Lophuromys)
Species:
Name
Lophuromys kilonzoi Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, Mulungu, Leirs, Corti & Verheyen, 2007: 33
- Holotype: RMCA 1996.037-M-2348, adult ♂, body in alcohol with skull removed, collected by Herwig Leirs on 13 November 1987.
- Type locality: “Magamba (04. 45°S – 38. 17° E; altitude 1550 m)”.
References
Primary references
- Verheyen, W.N., Hulselmans, J., Dierckx, T., Mulungu, L., Leirs, H., Corti, M. & Verheyen, E. 2007. The characterization of the Kilimanjaro Lophuromys aquilus True 1892 population and the description of five new Lophuromys species (Rodentia, Muridae). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique (Biologie) 77: 23–75. Reference page.
Vernacular names
- English: Kilonzo's Brush-furred Rat