Lophuromys (Lophuromys) verhageni W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, and E. Verheyen 2002

Lophuromys (Lophuromys) verhageni W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, and E. Verheyen 2002, Bull. Inst. Roy. Sci. Nat. Belg., Biol., 72: 153.

Type Locality: N Tanzania, Mt. Meru, 2600 m (coordinates given by W. Verheyen et al., 2002).

Vernacular Names: Verhagen's Brush-furred Rat.

Distribution: Endemic to Mt Meru, 2600-3050 m (see W. Verheyen et al., 2002).

Discussion: Subgenus Lophuromys, L. aquilus species group (W. Verheyen et al., 2002). Defined by morphometric data and mtDNA cytochrome b sequences, and phylogenetically most closely related to L. aquilus .