Lophuromys dieterleni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Deomyinae
Genus: Lophuromys
Subgenus: Lophuromys (Lophuromys)
Species: Lophuromys dieterleni

Name

Lophuromys dieterleni Verheyen, Hulselmans, Colyn & Hutterer, 1997

Type locality: West Cameroon, Bamenda-Banso highlands, border of the crater lake on Mt Oku, 2100 m.

References

• Verheyen W., Husselmans J., Colyn M. & Hutterer R. 1997: Systematics and zoogeography of the small mammal fauna of Cameroun: Description of two new Lophuromys (Rodentia: Muridae) endemic to Mount Cameroun and Mount Oku. Bulletin van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen, Biologie, 67: 163–186.

Vernacular names

English: Mount Oku Brush-furred Rat