Spiny long-footed rat

Spiny long-footed rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Muridae
Genus:Tarsomys
Species: T. echinatus
Binomial name
Tarsomys echinatus
Musser & Heaney, 1992

The spiny long-footed rat (Tarsomys echinatus), also known as the Mindanao spiny rat,[1] is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[2]

It is found only in Mindanao, Philippines, in Bukidnon and South Cotabato provinces. It has been recorded in lowland areas around Mount Kitanglad and Mount Matutum.

References

  1. 1 2 Heaney, L.; Balete, D. (2008). "Tarsomys echinatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T21496A9290313. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T21496A9290313.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  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. p. 1507. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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