Dieterlen's brush-furred mouse, Lophuromys dieterleni, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is also called the Mt Oku brush-furred mouse and the Mount Oku brush-furred rat, names that point to the one place where it lives. The species is endemic to Mount Oku in Cameroon, which means it is found nowhere else in the world. Its natural habitat is montane forest at elevations above 2,000 metres (6,600 feet), so it is a high-mountain animal confined to the upper forest of a single peak. The Wikipedia article is a short stub and does not describe its diet, behaviour, size or population.
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It is endemic to Mount Oku, Cameroon.
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It is endemic to Mount Oku, Cameroon.
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Its natural habitat is montane forest at elevations above 2,000 m (6,600 ft).
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is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
Child Taxon Of: Muridae, Lead
is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
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