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Table 2 The classification of the non-Ethiopian L. flavopunctatus members based on discriminant analysis of linear and geometric craniodental characters

From: Historical biogeography, systematics, and integrative taxonomy of the non-Ethiopian speckled pelage brush-furred rats (Lophuromys flavopunctatus group)

(a)
	1	2	3	N	σ
Linear
1 L. aquilus	92.3	0	7.7	13	95.2
2 L. kilonzoi	2.7	94.6	2.7	74
3 L. verhageni	0.0	0.0	100	17
Geometric
1 L. aquilus	84.6	0	15.4	13	87.4
2 L. kilonzoi	0	88.1	11.9	67
3 L. verhageni	13.3	0	86.7	15

(b)
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	N	σ
Linear
1 L. cf. cinereus	57.4	4.9	16.4	4.9	4.9	1.6	8.2	1.6	61	44.6
2 L. dudui	13.8	55.2	20.7	0	0	0	6.9	3.4	29
3 L. laticeps	23.1	3.8	38.5	7.7	0	3.8	19.2	3.8	26
4 L. machangui	5.9	4.7	4.7	60.0	0	10.6	5.9	8.2	85
5 L. makundii	3.3	0	0	0.0	83.3	0	6.7	6.7	30
6 L. sabuni	0	0	0	13.6	0	81.8	0	4.5	22
7 L. stanleyi	13.7	10.9	12.8	6.6	7.6	1.9	35.5	10.9	211
8 L. zena	3.2	10.2	7.6	13.4	20.4	5.7	9.6	29.9	157
Geometric
1 L. cf. cinereus	47.4	8.8	10.5	5.3	5.3	0	19.3	3.5	57	59.4
2 L. dudui	24.1	51.7	6.9	0	0	3.4	13.8	0	29
3 L. laticeps	14.3	9.5	42.9	0	0	4.8	19	9.5	21
4 L. machangui	2.5	1.3	0	79.7	1.3	8.9	3.8	2.5	79
5 L. makundii	0	3.6	0	0	85.7	0	0	10.7	28
6 L. sabuni	0	5.3	0	15.8	0	63.2	5.3	10.5	19
7 L. stanleyi	13.1	6	9	2.5	3	1.5	53.8	11.1	199
8 L. zena	3.7	3.7	3.7	6.5	7.5	5.6	10.3	58.9	107

The results are partitioned by the two subclades; NONETHFLAVO1 in a and NONETHFLAVO2 in b. Values represent the cross-validated (leave-one-out bootstrapping) percentage success by which samples were predicted into the corresponding species group. The diagonal values in bold fonts indicate the percentage success by which samples were predicted into their groups which correspond to the Cytochrome b clades in Fig. 1. The classification of the combined clades is shown in Additional file 1: Fig. S7
σ = overall classification success, N = number of samples

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