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 eisentrauti
Lophuromys eisentrauti: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Lophuromys eisentrauti: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Subgenus Lophuromys, L. aquilus species group (W. Verheyen et al., 2000). Dieterlen (1979b) described eisentrauti as a subspecies of L. sikapusi but Hutterer et al. (1992a) were so impressed by the small body size of eisentrauti ('a dwarf form') relative to that of L. sikapusi from the surrounding region that they raised it to the rank of species. A morphometric revision of Lophuromys from the mountain forest archipelago of W Cameroon and SE Nigeria corroborated the specific status of eisen...