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Lophuromys aguius
Genus Species - " "
Subfom - Murinae
Fam - Muridae
Superfam - Muroidea
Suborder - MYOMORPHA
Order - RODENTIA
EX - KM-13475 87, 18 May 1922, Bagito,
Ulugwa mts, Coll-Loveridge, Central Africa,
123, 80, 20, 5.
Desc - Black above with dark suffused brown hair
Tips, brown (light) below feet and tail
Black, ear/dark brown tail 1/3rd length
of body, forefoot 5 toes, 1st vestigial, nails of
3 middle fingers very long and light colored,
pads black, 5 toes with claws on hindfeet,
nails long on middle 3 toes.
Lopharomys ?
KM-12345 87, 29 June 1946, Mtaiye Plateau,
Nyassaland, 5700-7000', Shortridge, 138,77,23.5,
17.5.
Desc - Black above, cinnamon brown below,
much larger than L. 4. Hair bases dark
cinnamon,