Lophuromys machangui, W. N. Verheyen et al, 2007

Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, 2017, Muridae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 536-884 : 610

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6887260

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6841126

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scientific name

Lophuromys machangui
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39. View Plate 33: Muridae

Machangu’s Brush-furred Rat

Lophuromys machangui

French: Rat-hérissé de Machang'u / German: Machungu-Birstenhaarmaus / Spanish: Rata de pelaje de cepillo de Machangu

Taxonomy. Lophuromys machangui W. N. Verheyen et al, 2007 View in CoL ,

Mount Rungwe (9.10°

S$-33.39° E; altitude 2300 m), Tanzania.

During a revision of the L. flavopunctatus species complex, L. machangui was identified based on morphometric analysis of skulls and mtDNA analysis. Monotypic.

Distribution. S Tanzania, N Malawi, and N Mozambique. View Figure

Descriptive notes. Head-body 105- 135 mm, tail 24-81 mm, ear 13-4- 19-1 mm, hindfoot 17-6-22-7 mm; weight 38-84 g. Machangu’s Brush-furred Rat is similar to the Buff-spotted Brush-furred Rat ( L. flavopunctatus ) and smaller than Kilonzo’s Brush-furred Rat (L. kilonzoi) and the Dark-colored Brush-furred Rat (L. agulus), from whom it can be differentiated by morphometric analyses. Machangu'’s Brush-furred Rat is speckled and seems to have a short tail (c.50% of head-body length).

Habitat. Primary and secondary mountain forests and Afro-alpine scrubs at elevations above 2000 m up to 2900 m in Mount Rungwe and surrounding Malawi and Nyika Plateau mountains.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Not assessed on The [UCN Red List.

Bibliography. Monadjem et al. (2015), Verheyen et al. (2007).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Muridae

Genus

Lophuromys

Loc

Lophuromys machangui

Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr 2017
2017
Loc

Lophuromys machangui

W. N. Verheyen et al 2007
2007
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