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Verhagen's Brush-furred Rat

Lophuromys (Lophuromys) verhageni W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx & E. Verheyen, 2002

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

Verhagen's brush-furred rat (Lophuromys verhageni) is a rodent belonging to the genus Lophuromys. It is found between 2600 and 3050 m on Mount Meru in Tanzania. The species is named after Ronald Verhegen for his contributions to the ecology of small mammals of Tanzania.

It has a fairly large overall size. It has a large but slender skull with weak supraorbital ridges, and a short tail. The species was split from the species L. flavopunctatus in 2002

Wikipedia contributors, Verhagen's 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 2026-10-05T11:47:57.715934+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Lophuromys (Lophuromys) verhageni W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx & E. Verheyen, 2002
Name authority
W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx & E. Verheyen, 2002
Common name
Verhagen's 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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
  9. subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
  10. infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
  11. orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
  12. suborderMyomorpha Brandt, 1855
  13. superfamilyMuroidea Illiger, 1811
  14. familyMuridae Illiger, 1811
  15. subfamilyDeomyinae Thomas, 1888
  16. genusLophuromys Peters, 1874
  17. subgenusLophuromys Peters, 1874
  18. speciesLophuromys (Lophuromys) verhageni W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx & E. Verheyen, 2002

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Lophuromys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Angolan Brush-furred RatLophuromys (Lophuromys) angolensis W. Verheyen, Dierckx & Hulselmans, 2000MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ansorge's Brush-furred RatLophuromys (Lophuromys) ansorgei de Winton, 1896MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Short-tailed Brush-furred RatLophuromys (Lophuromys) brevicaudus Osgood, 1936MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Thomas's Ethiopian Brush-furred RatLophuromys (Lophuromys) brunneus Thomas, 1906MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dudu's Brush-furred RatLophuromys (Lophuromys) dudui W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx & E. Verheyen, 2002MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Buff-bellied Brush-furred RatLophuromys (Kivumys) luteogaster Hatt, 1934MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Black-clawed Brush-furred RatLophuromys (Lophuromys) melanonyx F. Petter, 1972MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Rahm's Brush-furred RatLophuromys (Lophuromys) rahmi Verheyen, 1964MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Mount Cameroon Brush-furred RatLophuromys (Lophuromys) roseveari W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Colyn & Hutterer, 1997MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Woosnam's Brush-furred RatLophuromys (Kivumys) woosnami Thomas, 1906MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Zena's Brush-furred RatLophuromys (Lophuromys) zena Dollman, 1909MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dark-colored Brush-furred RatLophuromys (Lophuromys) aquilus (True, 1892)MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Africa

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.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=970771 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:6QMK5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.