Brush-furred mouse
| Brush-furred mice Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Rusty-bellied brush-furred rat (Lophuromys sikapusi) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Subfamily: | Deomyinae |
| Genus: | Lophuromys Peters, 1874 |
| Type species | |
| Lasiomys afer Temminck, 1853 (= Mus sikapusi Temminck, 1853) | |
| Species | |
The brush-furred mice, genus Lophuromys are a group of rodents found in sub-Saharan Africa. They are members of the subfamily Deomyinae, a group only identifiable through molecular analysis. Lophuromys is also known as the brush-furred rats, harsh-furred rats or coarse-haired mice.
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