Leopoldamys
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Leopoldamys Fossil range: Late Pliocene to Recent |
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Leopoldamys ciliatus |
Leopoldamys is a genus of rodent in the Muridae family. It contains the following species:
- Sundaic Mountain Long-tailed Giant Rat (Leopoldamys ciliatus)
- Edwards's Long-tailed Giant Rat (Leopoldamys edwardsi)
- Millet's Long-tailed Giant Rat (Leopoldamys milleti)
- Neill's Long-tailed Giant Rat (Leopoldamys neilli)
- Long-tailed Giant Rat (Leopoldamys sabanus)
- Mentawai Long-tailed Giant Rat (Leopoldamys siporanus)
[edit] References
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.