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Buff-bellied Brush-furred Rat
Lophuromys (Kivumys) luteogaster Hatt, 1934
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 yellow-bellied brush-furred rat (Lophuromys luteogaster) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It has been recorded from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. It lives in rainforest and swamps. Although the species is considered to be rare, there do not seem to be any extant major threats to the population, and it is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN.
Wikipedia contributors, Yellow-bellied 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 (Kivumys) luteogaster Hatt, 1934
- Name authority
- Hatt, 1934
- Common name
- Buff-bellied 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
- subgenusKivumys Dieterlen, 1987
- speciesLophuromys (Kivumys) luteogaster Hatt, 1934
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 |
| 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 |
| Dark-colored Brush-furred RatLophuromys (Lophuromys) aquilus (True, 1892) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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=585294 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:3W4VY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.