Beccari's margareta rat

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Beccari's Margareta rat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Margaretamys
Species:
M. beccarii
Binomial name
Margaretamys beccarii
(Jentink, 1880)

Beccari's margareta rat (Margaretamys beccarii) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. [2] It is endemic to the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia.

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References

  1. Dando, T.; Kennerley, R. (2019). "Margaretamys beccarii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T12795A22459082. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T12795A22459082.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. 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. 1359. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.