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Lukolela swamp rat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Congomys
Species:	C. lukolelae
Binomial name
Congomys lukolelae (Hatt, 1934)
Synonyms
Malacomys lukolelae (Hatt, 1934) Praomys lukolelae (Hatt, 1934)

The Lukolela swamp rat (Congomys lukolelae) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

1. Van der Straeten, E. 2004. Praomys lukolelae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
2. "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-08-20.

• Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1447. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

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