Lophuromys angolensis, W. Verheyen, Dierckx & Hulselmans, 2000

Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, 2017, Muridae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 536-884 : 607

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6887260

DOI

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scientific name

Lophuromys angolensis
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23. View Plate 33: Muridae

Angolan Brush-furred Rat

Lophuromys angolensis View in CoL

French: Rat-hérissé d/Angola / German: Angola-Blrstenhaarmaus / Spanish: Rata de pelaje de cepillo de Angola

Taxonomy. Lophuromys angolensis W. N. Ver- heyen, Dierckx & Hulselmans, 2000 View in CoL ,

Mwambala, DR Congo.

J. Crawford-Cabral in 1998 initially included L. angolensis in the sikapusi species group, but it was later recognized as distinct based on morphometric analysis. Monotypic.

Distribution. SW DR Congo (E of the Congo River) and NW Angola. View Figure

Descriptive notes. Head-body 115-154 mm, tail 51-88 mm, ear 15-18 mm, hindfoot 20-24 mm; weight 43-71 g. The Angolan Brush-furred Rat is very similar to the Western Brush-furrred Rat ( L. sikapusi ) and Ansorge’s Brush-furred Rat ( L. ansorgei ); they can be distinguished with morphometric analyses. The Angolan Brush-furred Rat is smaller than the Western Brushfurrred Rat and has narrow skull braincase, slender molar rows, and large choane (internal nostrils) breadth. The Angolan Brush-furred Rat is very similar to the Western Brush-furrred Rat, with dark brown dorsum, red belly, and short tail (50-70% of head-body length).

Habitat. [Lowland forests of the Congolese block and mountain forest up to elevations of ¢.2600 m.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Not assessed on The IUCN Red List. The Angolan Brushfurred Rat was considered a synonym of the Western Brush-furrred Rat, which was classified asLeast Concern.

Bibliography. Crawford-Cabral (1998), Monadjem etal. (2015), Verheyen et al. (2000).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Muridae

Genus

Lophuromys

Loc

Lophuromys angolensis

Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr 2017
2017
Loc

Lophuromys angolensis W. N. Ver- heyen, Dierckx & Hulselmans, 2000

W. Verheyen, Dierckx & Hulselmans 2000
2000
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