Genus

Brush-furred Rats

Lophuromys

1 species in our catalog · found in 1 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderRodentia (Rodents)
FamilyMuridae (Old World Mice and Rats)
GenusLophuromys (Brush-furred Rats)

Species in this group

VU Endemic

Lophuromys melanonyx

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~50%

Jul

—Aug

—Sep

~10%

Oct

~60%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Brush-furred Rats

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 19 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 1	~40%
	Black-clawed Brush-furred Rat			~40%

Brush-furred Rats

Species in this group

Black-clawed Brush-furred Rat

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Brush-furred Rats

Parks Ranked