Komodo rat
Komodo rat Temporal range: recent
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Genus: | Komodomys Musser & Boeadi, 1980
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Species: | K. rintjanus
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Komodomys rintjanus (Sody, 1941)
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The Komodo rat (Komodomys rintjanus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found only in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Baillie, J. 1996. Komodomys rintjanus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). 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.