Bunomys

Bunomys
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Tribe:	Rattini
Genus:	Bunomys ; Thomas, 1910
Type species
	Mus coelesti ;
Species
	Bunomys andrewsi ; Bunomys chrysocomus ; Bunomys coelestis ; Bunomys fratrorum ; Bunomys karokophilus ; Bunomys penitus ; Bunomys prolatus ; Bunomys torajae

Last updated October 02, 2024

Bunomys is a genus of rodent from Sulawesi and Buton Island.^[1]

Currently, eight species are recognised in two species-groups.^[2]

Species

Genus Bunomys
chrysocomus-group:

Yellow-haired hill rat, Bunomys chrysocomusHoffmann, 1887
Heavenly hill rat, Bunomys coelestis Thomas, 1896
Long-headed hill rat, Bunomys prolatus Musser, 1991
Tana Toraja hill rat, Bunomys torajae Musser, 2014

fratrorum-group:

Fraternal hill rat, Bunomys fratrorumThomas, 1896
Andrew's hill rat, Bunomys andrewsi J. A. Allen, 1911
Karoko hill rat, Bunomys karokophilus Musser, 2014
Inland hill rat, Bunomys penitusMiller and Hollister, 1921

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References

↑ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Genus Bunomys". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1298–1301. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
↑ Musser, Guy G. (2014). "A systematic review of Sulawesi Bunomys (Muridae, Murinae) with the description of two new species". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 392: 1–313. doi:10.1206/863.1. S2CID 83736022.

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[MSW3-1] Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Genus Bunomys". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1298–1301. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

[musser2014-2] Musser, Guy G. (2014). "A systematic review of Sulawesi Bunomys (Muridae, Murinae) with the description of two new species". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 392: 1–313. doi:10.1206/863.1. S2CID 83736022.

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