Verhagen's brush-furred rat

Verhagen's brush-furred rat (Lophuromys verhageni) is a rodent of the genus Lophuromys. The Wikipedia article that serves as this entry's source says it is found between 2600 and 3050 metres on Mount Meru in Tanzania, and that it is named for a researcher who contributed to the ecology of small mammals of Tanzania. The article describes it as fairly large for its genus, with a large but slender skull, weak supraorbital ridges and a short tail, and says the species was split from Lophuromys flavopunctatus in 2002. No diet, population figure or conservation status is given there, so those details are left blank here rather than guessed.