• Yellow-spotted Brush-furred Rat (Lophuromys flavopunctatus)

  • Black-clawed Brush-furred Rat (Lophuromys melanonyx)

The Yellow-spotted Brush-furred Rat (Lophuromys flavopunctatus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. The population in Ethiopia is isolated and can be found at high altitudes up to 4,500 m above sea level.

 Lophuromys flavopunctatus -Photographed in the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia. ID needs confirmation.

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The Black-clawed Brush-furred Rat (Lophuromys melanonyx) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Lophuromys melanonyx - Photographed in the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia

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