Little soft-furred rat
Appearance
Little soft-furred rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Rattus |
Species: | R. mollicomulus
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Binomial name | |
Rattus mollicomulus Tate& Archbold, 1935
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Thelittle soft-furred rat(Rattus mollicomulus) is a species ofrodentin the familyMuridae.[2]It is found only on the upper slopes ofMount LampobattanginBantaeng Regency,South Sulawesi,Indonesia.It gets its name from its soft, silky fur. It is smaller than aroof rat,but larger than ahouse mouse.
References
[edit]- ^Clayton, E.; Kennerley, R. (2019)."Rattus mollicomulus".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2019:e.T19347A22443135.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T19347A22443135.en.Retrieved12 November2021.
- ^Musser, G. G.;Carleton, M. D. (2005)."Superfamily Muroidea".InWilson, 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.ISBN978-0-8018-8221-0.OCLC62265494.