Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Superfamily Muroidea
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
894-1531
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Lophuromys brevicaudus
Lophuromys brevicaudus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Lophuromys brevicaudus: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Subgenus Lophuromys, L. flavopunctatus species group (Lavrenchenko et al., 1998b, 2000). Described as a distinctive species (Osgood, 1936), but later included in L. flavopunctatus (Misonne, 1974; Yalden et al., 1976, 1996). Allozymic (Lavrenchenko et al., 2000), chromosomal (Aniskin et al., 1997), and morphological and morphometric data (Lavrenchenko et al., 1998b; W. Verheyen et al., 2002) separate brevicaudus as a species. Lavrenchenko et al. (1998b) noted that L. brevicauda is diurnal an...