Tondano rat

Tondano rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Muridae
Genus:Taeromys
Species: T. taerae
Binomial name
Taeromys taerae
(Sody, 1932)

The Tondano rat (Taeromys taerae) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Indonesia. Taeromys taerae is found in the highlands of northeastern Sulawesi. The rat is a morphological relative of T. hamatus, which is found only in central Sulawesian mountains.[2]

References

  • Baillie, J. 1996. Taeromys taerae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
  • 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.
  1. ↑ Clayton, E. & Kennerley, R. (2016). "Taeromys taerae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T21333A22427895. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T21333A22427895.en. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  2. ↑ http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/21333/0


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