Lophuromys (Kivumys) medicaudatus Dieterlen 1975

Lophuromys (Kivumys) medicaudatus Dieterlen 1975, Bonn. Zool. Beitr., Vol. 26: 295.

Type Locality: Dem. Rep. Congo, Kivu region, Lemera-Nyabutera.

Vernacular Names: Western Rift Brush-furred Rat.

Distribution: Montane forests of Kivu highlands in E Dem. Rep. Congo and Rwanda above 2000 m (Dieterlen, 1987); a montane Western Rift endemic.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Subgenus Kivumys . Information summarized by Dieterlen (1975, 1976 b, 1987).