Lophuromys (Lophuromys) melanonyx F. Petter 1972

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 : 1207

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Lophuromys (Lophuromys) melanonyx F. Petter 1972
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Lophuromys (Lophuromys) melanonyx F. Petter 1972 View in CoL , Mammalia, 36: 177.

Type Locality: Ethiopia, Bale Dist., Dinshu.

Vernacular Names: Black-clawed Brush-furred Rat.

Distribution: S and C Ethiopia, west of the Ethiopian Rift Valley ( Dieterlen, 1987), and in the Bale Mtns, east of the Rift Valley, 3100-4050 m.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Subgenus Lophuromys , L. flavopunctatus species group ( Lavrenchenko et al., 1998 b, 2000). Endemic to Afro-alpine moorland of Ethiopia, where it shares habitat with the other moorland specialists Stenocephalemys albocaudata , Arvicanthis blicki , Tachyoryctes macrocephalus , and Otomys typus ( Demeter and Topal, 1982; Rupp, 1980; Yalden, 1988; Yalden and Largen, 1992; Yalden et al., 1976). Lower portion of L. melanonyx ’s range overlaps that of L. brevicauda ( Lavrenchenko et al., 1998 b) . Statistical summary of external measurements for large series of L. melanonyx reported by Sillero-Zubiri (1995 a). Karyotype documented by Aniskin et al. (1997) and Corti et al. (1995). Habitat preferences, abundance, and biomass of this species along with others in the Bale Mtns and their relevance to the endangered Ethiopian wolf ( Canis simensis ) documented by Sillero-Zubiri et al. (1995 c). See account of L. brevicaudus .

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Muridae

Genus

Lophuromys

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Lophuromys (Lophuromys) melanonyx F. Petter 1972

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

Lophuromys (Lophuromys) melanonyx

F. Petter 1972: 177
1972
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