Delacour's marmoset rat

Delacour's marmoset rat
Adult male H. delacouri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Muridae
Genus:Hapalomys
Species: H. delacouri
Binomial name
Hapalomys delacouri
Thomas, 1927

Delacour's marmoset rat (Hapalomys delacouri) is an arboreal species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in China, Laos, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is montane subtropical or tropical dry forest at elevations from 1200 to 1500 m.[1] It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. 1 2 Baillie, J. 1996. Hapalomys delacouri. 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. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1329. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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