Authority citation: Hatt, R.T. 1934-04-04. Fourteen hitherto unrecognized African rodents. American Museum Novitates 708:1-15.
Authority publication link: https://hdl.handle.net/2246/4498
Original name as described: Praomys tullbergi lukolelae
Nominal names: lukolelae (Hatt, 1934)
Other common names: Lukolela Soft-furred Mouse|Lukolela Praomys|Lukolela Swamp Rat
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Muridae -- Subfamily: Murinae -- Tribe: Praomyini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: AMNH M-86811
Type locality: "Lukolela, middle Congo, [Équateur District], Belgian Congo [= DR Congo]."
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status:
Species-specific notes: moved from Praomys to the recently described Congomys
Citation: Nicolas, V., Mikula, O., Lavrenchenko, L. A., Šumbera, R., Bartáková, V., Bryjová, A., ... & Bryja, J. (2021). Phylogenomics of African radiation of Praomyini (Muridae: aMurinae) rodents: first fully resolved phylogeny, evolutionary history and delimitation of extant genera. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 107263.
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