Lophuromys (Kivumys) woosnami Thomas 1906

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1189-1531 : 1209

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Lophuromys (Kivumys) woosnami Thomas 1906
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Lophuromys (Kivumys) woosnami Thomas 1906 View in CoL

Lophuromys (Kivumys) woosnami Thomas 1906 View in CoL , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 18: 146.

Type Locality: Uganda, Ruwenzori East, Mubuku Valley, 6000 ft (1830 m).

Vernacular Names: Woosnam's Brush-furred Rat.

Synonyms: Lophuromys (Kivumys) prittiei Thomas 1911 .

Distribution: E Dem. Rep. Congo, W Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi; a montane Western Rift endemic.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Kivumys . The impressive genetic differences between this species and L. flavopunctatus prompted W. Verheyen et al. (1986) to suggest that the two belong in at least separate subgenera, reflecting Dieterlen's (1976 b) earlier conclusion based on morphology. Later, Dieterlen (1987) proposed the subgenus Kivumys for the species. Chromosomal data for sample from Burundi reported by Maddalena et al. (1989). Corti et al. (2000) used three-dimensional geometric morphometrics to study cranial growth patterns, size, and shape in samples representing L. aquilus (reported as flavopunctatus ), L. sikapusi , and L. woosnami . Growth patterns were parallel among the species, no significant sexual dimorphism in shape was discovered, and the primary shape difference set L. aquilus and L. sikapusi apart from L. woosnami , reflecting the chromosomal data and Dieterlen’s subgeneric partitioning. Altitudinal distribution on Ugandan slopes of Ruwenzori Mtns reviewed by Kerbis Peterhans et al. (1998) in context of surveying small mammal distributions in those highlands.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Muridae

Genus

Lophuromys

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Lophuromys (Kivumys) woosnami Thomas 1906

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005
2005
Loc

Lophuromys (Kivumys) woosnami

Thomas 1906: 146
1906
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