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 brunneus
Lophuromys brunneus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Lophuromys brunneus: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Subgenus Lophuromys, L. aquilus species group (W. Verheyen et al., 2002). Originally described as a subspecies of L. aquilus, later allocated to L. flavopunctatus as a probable synonym of L. f. zaphiri (Osgood, 1936), and included in L. flavopunctatus until now (Misonne, 1974; Musser and Carleton, 1993; Yalden et al., 1976, 1996). Morphometric analyses by W. Verheyen et al. (2002) indicated brunneus to be a species distinct from all the other Ethiopian Lophuromys except the Ethiopian L. chr...