Delacour's marmoset rat
Appearance
Delacour's marmoset rat | |
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Adult male H. delacouri | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Hapalomys |
Species: | H. delacouri
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Binomial name | |
Hapalomys delacouri Thomas, 1927
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Delacour's marmoset rat (Hapalomys delacouri), also known as the lesser marmoset rat,[2] is an arboreal species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in China, Laos, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is montane subtropical or tropical dry forest at elevations from 1200 to 1500 m.[1] It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Citations
- ^ a b Baillie, J. 1996. Hapalomys delacouri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- ^ "Mammal Diversity Database". mammaldiversity.org. American Society of Mammalologists. 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- Sources
- 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. p. 1329. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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