Taxonomy Profile: Lophuromys roseveari (W Verheyen Hulselmans Colyn and Hutterer 1997)

Lophuromys roseveari: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Mount Cameroon Brush-furred Rat []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Lophuromys roseveari: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Rodentia
rodents |
esquilo |
preá |
rato |
roedor |
rongeurs |
Suborder : Myomorpha
Mice |
Rats |
Rats |
souris |
Voles |
Gerbils |
Hamsters |
Lemmings |
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Muridae
mice |
rats |
voles |
campagnols |
rats |
souris |
Subfamily : Deomyinae
Genus : Lophuromys
Brush-furred Rats |
Species : Lophuromys roseveari
Mount Cameroon Brush-furred Rat |
Lophuromys roseveari Direct Children(s):
Lophuromys roseveari: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
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 roseveari
Lophuromys roseveari: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Lophuromys roseveari: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Subgenus Lophuromys, L. sikapusi-ansorgei species group (W. Verheyen et al., 1997). Rosevear (1969:305) had one example of this species and described it under 'Lophuromys sp.' W. Verheyen et al. (1997:172) concluded that L. roseveari is distinct from L. sikapusi inhabiting lowland forests and the other montane forest patches in the montane forest archipelago of the adjacent Nigeria-Cameroon region. They cautioned that 'in view of the considerable morphometrical differences also encountered ...