Lophiomys imhausi - #6049
Maned Rat
Formerly in Cricetidae. Presumably FMNH 153119.
Geographic Distribution
E Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, NE Uganda, and W Tanzania; sea level to 3300 m in Ethiopia, in lowland forests in Djibouti, but apparently restricted to mountain forest in Kenya and Uganda.
Order/Family
Muridae
Genus
Lophiomys
Specific Epithet
imhausi
Image Location
Kenya, Nakuru county (formerly Rift Valley province), Nakuru
Image Date
25 June 1965
Photographer
BJ Hayward