Short-tailed brush-furred rat

The short-tailed brush-furred rat (Lophuromys brevicaudus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It belongs to the genus Lophuromys, the group of rodents often called brush-furred rats or mice. According to its Wikipedia article, the species is found only in Ethiopia, and its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. The same article states that it is threatened by habitat loss. The Global Biodiversity Information Facility name record lists Lophuromys brevicaudus as an accepted species of the order Rodentia credited to Osgood in 1936, and its linked IUCN Red List assessment is Near Threatened.