Heavenly hill rat

Heavenly hill rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Muridae
Genus:Bunomys
Species: B. coelestis
Binomial name
Bunomys coelestis
(Thomas, 1896)

The heavenly hill rat (Bunomys coelestis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in southwestern Sulawesi, Indonesia, where it has only been found on Mount Lompobatang. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Clayton, E.; Kennerley, R. (2018). "Bunomys coelestis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2018-1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  • 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. 1300. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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