Evidence found
465 records across 14 countries and territories, 1910–2022.
Lophuromys sikapusi · GBIF taxon key 2437675
Where has the Rusty-bellied Brush-furred Rat been recorded?
Lophuromys sikapusi occurrence evidence comes from 465 records in 14 countries and territories, from 1910 to 2022. Most records come from Guinea.
- 465 records
- 14 places
- 44 years recorded
- Mammalia class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-22. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: June.
12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: June. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
19102022
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Rusty-bellied Brush-furred Rat has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Rusty-bellied Brush-furred Rat. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Guinea | 77 | |
| Nigeria | 67 | |
| DR Congo | 57 | |
| Ghana | 57 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 52 | |
| Sierra Leone | 43 | |
| Angola | 40 | |
| Benin | 24 | |
| Liberia | 17 | |
| Uganda | 17 | |
| Cameroon | 6 | |
| Togo | 4 | |
| Kenya | 3 | |
| Mali | 1 |
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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.