Sulawesi soft-furred rat
Sulawesi soft-furred rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Eropeplus Miller & Hollister, 1921 |
Species: | E. canus
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Binomial name | |
Eropeplus canus |
The Sulawesi soft-furred rat (Eropeplus canus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus Eropeplus. It is found only in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References[]
- Baillie, J. 1996. Eropeplus canus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- 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. 1321. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Rats of Asia
- Old World rats and mice
- Endemic fauna of Indonesia
- Rodents of Sulawesi
- Vulnerable fauna of Asia
- Taxa named by Ned Hollister
- Taxa named by Gerrit Smith Miller
- Mammals described in 1921
- Murinae stubs