Sody's tree rat

Sody's tree rat
Temporal range: Recent
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Muridae
Genus:Kadarsanomys
Musser, 1981
Species: K. sodyi
Binomial name
Kadarsanomys sodyi
(Bartels, 1937)
Range of the Sody's Tree Rat

Sody's tree rat (Kadarsanomys sodyi) is an rodent species in the family Muridae that has been recorded only in bamboo forest in Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park, West Java, Indonesia.[1] It was first recorded during surveys carried out between 1933 and 1935 at an altitude of 1,000 m (3,300 ft). It is dark brown and has yellow to ochre spots. Its tail is uniform brown. Its head-to-body length ranges from 190 to 210 cm (75 to 83 in) with a 270 to 305 cm (106 to 120 in) long tail. Its long feet indicate that it is adapted to living in trees.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Musser, G., Aplin, K. & Lunde, D. (2008). "Kadarsanomys sodyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T10954A3230383.en
  2. ↑ Bartels, M. Jr. (1937). "A new rat from Java". Treubia (16): 45–46.
  • 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. 1338. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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