Rahm's Brush-furred Rat
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Rahm's brush-furred rat (''Lophuromys rahmi'') is a species of rodent in the family
Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. The name Muridae come ...
. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Rwanda Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ...
, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.


References

* Lophuromys Mammals described in 1964 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Lophuromys-stub