Little soft-furred rat

Little soft-furred rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Muridae
Genus:Rattus
Species: R. mollicomulus
Binomial name
Rattus mollicomulus
Tate & Archbold, 1935

The little soft-furred rat (Rattus mollicomulus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[2] It is found only on the upper slopes of Mount Lampobattang in Bantaeng Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is so called because it of soft silky fur. It is smaller than the roof rat but larger than house mouse.

References

  1. ↑ Musser, G. & Ruedas, L. (2008). "Rattus mollicomulus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T19347A8861956. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T19347A8861956.en. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  2. ↑ 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. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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