Black-clawed Brush-furred Rat
- Black-clawed Brush-furred Rat
Taxobox
name = Black-clawed Brush-furred Rat
status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Rodentia
familia = Muridae
genus = "Lophuromys"
species = "L. melanonyx"
binomial = "Lophuromys melanonyx"
binomial_authority = Petter, 1972
synonyms = The Black-clawed Brush-furred Rat ("Lophuromys melanonyx") is a species of rodent in the Muridae family.It is found only in Ethiopia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
* Lavrenchenko, L. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/12351/all Lophuromys melanonyx] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 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.
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Brush-furred mouse — Brush furred mice Temporal range: Recent Lophuromys sikapusi Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Deomyinae — Deomyines Temporal range: Early Pliocene Recent Acomys cahirinus Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
List of mammals in Ethiopia — This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Ethiopia. There are 279 mammal species in Ethiopia, of which 5 are critically endangered, 8 are endangered, 27 are vulnerable, and 12 are near threatened. [This list is derived from the IUCN Red… … Wikipedia
Wildlife of Ethiopia — The Wildlife of Ethiopia includes its flora and fauna and their natural habitats.Ethiopia has 279 species of mammals and 924 species of birds.FaunaMammalsubclass: TheriaInfraclass: EutheriaOrder: Macroscelidea (elephant shrews) Often called… … Wikipedia
Ethiopian Wolf — Taxobox name = Ethiopian WolfMSW3 Wozencraft | id=14000779] fossil range = Pliocene Recent image width = 220px status = EN trend = up status system = iucn2.3 status ref = IUCN2006|assessors=Sillero Zubiri Marino|year=2004|id=3748|title=Canis… … Wikipedia
List of rodents — The class Mammalia (the mammals) is divided into two subclasses based on reproductive techniques: egg laying mammals (the monotremes); and mammals which give live birth. The latter subclass is divided into two infraclasses: pouched mammals (the… … Wikipedia
List of mammals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo — This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. There are 425 mammal species in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, of which 2 are critically endangered, 6 are endangered, 21 are vulnerable, and 35 are… … Wikipedia
List of mammals in Cameroon — This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Cameroon. There are 327 mammal species in Cameroon, of which 4 are critically endangered, 16 are endangered, 23 are vulnerable, and 14 are near threatened. [This list is derived from the IUCN Red… … Wikipedia
Wildlife of Uganda — The Wildlife of Uganda includes its flora and fauna and their natural habitats.Uganda has 364 species of mammals and 1062 species of birds.ConservationWCS began conservation work in Uganda through conducting biological surveys of savanna parks in … Wikipedia
List of mammals in Uganda — This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Uganda. There are 330 mammal species in Uganda, of which 0 are critically endangered, 7 are endangered, 21 are vulnerable, and 17 are near threatened. [This list is derived from the IUCN Red List… … Wikipedia
