Leopoldamys
| Leopoldamys Temporal range: Late Pliocene to Recent | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Subfamily: | Murinae |
| Genus: | Leopoldamys Ellerman, 1947 |
| Species | |
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Leopoldamys ciliatus | |
Leopoldamys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Southeast Asia. It contains the following species:
- Sundaic mountain long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys ciliatus)
- Edwards's long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys edwardsi)
- Millet's long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys milleti)
- Neill's long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys neilli)
- Long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys sabanus)
- Mentawai long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys siporanus)
Leopoldamys diwangkarai is a recently described species from Borneo.
References
- 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. pp. 1346–1349. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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