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Little soft-furred rat

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Little soft-furred rat
Scientific classificationEdit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Rattus
Species:
R. mollicomulus
Binomial name
Rattus mollicomulus
Tate& Archbold, 1935

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

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  1. ^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.
  2. ^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.