Biology:Yellow-bellied brush-furred rat
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Short description: Species of rodent
| Yellow-bellied brush-furred rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Lophuromys |
| Species: | L. luteogaster
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| Binomial name | |
| Lophuromys luteogaster Dieterlen, 1975
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The yellow-bellied brush-furred rat (Lophuromys luteogaster) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It has been recorded from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. It lives in rainforest and swamps. Although the species is considered to be rare, there do not seem to be any extant major threats to the population, and it is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cassola, F. (2016). "Lophuromys luteogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T12354A22407410. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T12354A22407410.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12354/22407410. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". in Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1206–1207. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13001036.
Wikidata ☰ Q1769204 entry
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