Black-clawed, Brush furred Rat Lophuromys melanonyx. A prey food species of the Ethiopian Wolf (Canis simensis). Endemic.

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Black-clawed Brush Furred Rat (Lophuromys melanonyx). A preferred prey food item of the Simien Wolf (Canis simensis). Bale Mountains, Ethiopia.

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