Ansorge's Brush-furred Rat

Ansorge's Brush-furred RatThis brush-furred rat was recorded in Uganda's Mabira Central Forest Reserve, where the study associated it with depleted forest. A comparison of older museum specimens reported paler coats, reddish flanks, and a darker belly in Uganda and Nzoia River material than in the type and Kisumu specimens.What does it look like?In the 1919 museum series, Uganda and Nzoia River specimens were paler than the type and Kisumu material, with reddish flanks and a more deeply colored belly.How does it live?This brush-furred rat was recorded in Uganda's Mabira Central Forest Reserve, where the study associated it with depleted forest. A comparison of older museum specimens reported paler coats, reddish flanks, and a darker belly in Uganda and Nzoia River material than in the type and Kisumu specimens.The Mabira Forest study's habitat analysis associated this species with depleted forest.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.