Lophuromys (Lophuromys) rahmi Verheyen 1964

Lophuromys (Lophuromys) rahmi Verheyen 1964, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 69: 206.

Type Locality: Dem. Rep. Congo, Kivu, Bogamanda near Lemera.

Vernacular Names: Rahm's Brush-furred Rat.

Distribution: Montane forest in E Dem. Rep. Congo (Kivu) and Rwanda above 1800 m; limits unknown, probably a montane Western Rift endemic.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Subgenus Lophuromys . Distributional and biological information summarized by W. Verheyen (1964 a), Van der Straeten and W. Verheyen (1983), and Dieterlen (1976 b, 1987).