Black-clawed brush-furred rat

Black-clawed brush-furred rat
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Lophuromys
Species:	L. melanonyx
Binomial name
Lophuromys melanonyx Petter, 1972

The black-clawed brush-furred rat (Lophuromys melanonyx) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

1. Kennerley, R.; Lavrenchenko, L. (2016). "Lophuromys melanonyx". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T12351A22408287. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T12351A22408287.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.

Sources

• Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1207. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.