Dieterlen's brush-furred mouse, Mt Oku brush-furred mouse, or Mount Oku brush-furred rat (Lophuromys dieterleni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to Mount Oku, Cameroon.[1] Its natural habitat is montane forest at elevations above 2,000 m (6,600 ft).[1]
| Dieterlen's brush-furred mouse | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Lophuromys |
| Species: | L. dieterleni
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| Binomial name | |
| Lophuromys dieterleni Verheyen, Huselmans, Colyn & Hutterer, 1997
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References
edit- ^ a b c Kennerley, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Lophuromys dieterleni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T45056A115202428. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- 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. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.894-1531&rft.edition=3rd&rft.pub=Johns Hopkins University Press&rft.date=2005&rft_id=info:oclcnum/62265494&rft.isbn=978-0-8018-8221-0&rft.aulast=Musser&rft.aufirst=G. G.&rft.au=Carleton, M. D.&rft_id=http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13001031&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Dieterlen's brush-furred mouse" class="Z3988">
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