Abundance: 1.28 to 52.87% (median 13.28%)

Latitudinal range: -8.4° to 7.4°

Habitats: montane grassland (3), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (2), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (2), tropical/subtropical savanna (2)

Found in 9 samples

Ethiopia: Mount Hunkolo (Afroalpine), Mount Hunkolo (Erica scrub), Mount Hunkolo (agricultural land), Chebera Churchura National Park (grassland)

Kenya: Lake Nakuru National Park

Tanzania: Mount Kilimanjaro (2150 m), Uzungwa Scarp Forest Reserve (2000 m)

Uganda: Lunyo Forest, Enkombe Sawmill

See also Lophuromys, Lophuromys melanonyx, Lophuromys sikapusi, Lophuromys sp. 1, Lophuromys sp. 2