Lenomys
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Lenomys | |
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Trefoil-toothed giant rat (Lenomys meyeri) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Tribe: | Rattini |
Genus: | Lenomys Thomas, 1898 |
Species | |
Lenomys is a genus of rodent endemic to Sulawesi. It contains the living trefoil-toothed giant rat (Lenomys meyeri) and the extinct Lenomys grovesi.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Musser, Guy G. (2015). "Characterisation of the endemic Sulawesi Lenomys meyeri (Muridae, Murinae) and the description of a new species of Lenomys". Taxonomic Tapestries: The Threads of Evolutionary, Behavioural and Conservation Research. doi:10.22459/TT.05.2015.02. ISBN 9781925022377.