NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Dark-colored Brush-furred Rat
Lophuromys (Lophuromys) aquilus (True, 1892)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The gray brush-furred rat (Lophuromys aquilus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical swamps, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Gray brush-furred rat; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:05:33.768130+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lophuromys (Lophuromys) aquilus (True, 1892)
- Name authority
- (True, 1892)
- Common name
- Dark-colored Brush-furred Rat
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Muridae
- Genus
- Lophuromys
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
- suborderMyomorpha Brandt, 1855
- superfamilyMuroidea Illiger, 1811
- familyMuridae Illiger, 1811
- subfamilyDeomyinae Thomas, 1888
- genusLophuromys Peters, 1874
- subgenusLophuromys Peters, 1874
- speciesLophuromys (Lophuromys) aquilus (True, 1892)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lophuromys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Angolan Brush-furred RatLophuromys (Lophuromys) angolensis W. Verheyen, Dierckx & Hulselmans, 2000 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ansorge's Brush-furred RatLophuromys (Lophuromys) ansorgei de Winton, 1896 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Short-tailed Brush-furred RatLophuromys (Lophuromys) brevicaudus Osgood, 1936 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Thomas's Ethiopian Brush-furred RatLophuromys (Lophuromys) brunneus Thomas, 1906 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dudu's Brush-furred RatLophuromys (Lophuromys) dudui W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx & E. Verheyen, 2002 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Buff-bellied Brush-furred RatLophuromys (Kivumys) luteogaster Hatt, 1934 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-clawed Brush-furred RatLophuromys (Lophuromys) melanonyx F. Petter, 1972 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rahm's Brush-furred RatLophuromys (Lophuromys) rahmi Verheyen, 1964 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mount Cameroon Brush-furred RatLophuromys (Lophuromys) roseveari W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Colyn & Hutterer, 1997 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Woosnam's Brush-furred RatLophuromys (Kivumys) woosnami Thomas, 1906 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Zena's Brush-furred RatLophuromys (Lophuromys) zena Dollman, 1909 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Verhagen's Brush-furred RatLophuromys (Lophuromys) verhageni W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx & E. Verheyen, 2002 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Lophuromys cinereus Dieterlen & Gelmroth, 1974 Dieterlen & Gelmroth, 1974 | synonym |
| Lophuromys aquilus margarettae Heller, 1912 Heller, 1912 | synonym |
| Lophuromys rubecula Dollman, 1909 Dollman, 1909 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=970760 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3W4VL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.