Sulawesian shrew rat
Sulawesian shrew rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Melasmothrix Miller & Hollister, 1921 |
Species: | M. naso
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Binomial name | |
Melasmothrix naso |
The Sulawesian shrew rat (Melasmothrix naso) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus Melasmothrix. It is found only in central Sulawesi, Indonesia, and is known from the localities of Rano Rano and Mount Nokilalaki.
References[]
- ^ Gerrie, R. & Kennerley, R. (2017). "Melasmothrix naso". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T13079A22429177. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T13079A22429177.en. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- 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. 1373. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Rats of Asia
- Endemic fauna of Indonesia
- Rodents of Sulawesi
- Endangered fauna of Asia
- Taxa named by Ned Hollister
- Taxa named by Gerrit Smith Miller
- Mammals described in 1921
- Old World rats and mice
- Murinae stubs