NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Western Rift Brush-furred Rat
Lophuromys (Kivumys) medicaudatus Dieterlen, 1975
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 medium-tailed brush-furred rat (Lophuromys medicaudatus) 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. It is a rare species which is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Medium-tailed 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 2026-10-05T12:54:44.144312+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lophuromys (Kivumys) medicaudatus Dieterlen, 1975
- Name authority
- Dieterlen, 1975
- Common name
- Western Rift 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) medicaudatus Dieterlen, 1975
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 |
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=585295 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:3W4VZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.