Brush-furred mice Temporal range: Recent |
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Lophuromys sikapusi | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Superfamily: | Muroidea |
Family: | Muridae |
Subfamily: | Deomyinae |
Genus: |
Lophuromys Peters, 1874 |
Species | |
Lophuromys luteogaster |
Lophuromys luteogaster
Lophuromys medicaudatus
Lophuromys woosnami
Lophuromys angolensis
Lophuromys ansorgei
Lophuromys aquilus
Lophuromys brevicaudus
Lophuromys brunneus
Lophuromys chrysopus
Lophuromys dieterleni
Lophuromys dudui
Lophuromys eisentrauti
Lophuromys flavopunctatus
Lophuromys huttereri
Lophuromys melanonyx
Lophuromys nudicaudus
Lophuromys rahmi
Lophuromys roseveari
Lophuromys sikapusi
Lophuromys verhageni
Lophuromys zena
The brush-furred mice, genus Lophuromys are a group of rodents found in sub-Saharan Africa. They are members of the subfamily Deomyinae, a group only identifiable through molecular analysis. Lophuromys is also known as the brush-furred rats, harsh-furred rats or coarse-haired mice.