Marmoset rat
Appearance
Marmoset rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Hapalomys |
Species: | H. longicaudatus
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Binomial name | |
Hapalomys longicaudatus Blyth, 1859
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The marmoset rat (Hapalomys longicaudatus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Musser, Guy G. 1972. The species of Hapalomys (Rodentia, Muridae). American Museum Novitates no. 2503.
- Baillie, J. 1996. Hapalomys longicaudatus. 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. p. 1329. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.