Diwangkara's long-tailed giant rat

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Diwangkara's long-tailed giant rat
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Leopoldamys
Species:
L. diwangkarai
Binomial name
Leopoldamys diwangkarai
Maryanto & Sinaga, 2008 [2]

The Diwangkara's long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys diwangkarai) [1] [3] is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in the Indonesian regions of Kalimantan and Java. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Engelbrektsson, P. (2016). "Leopoldamys diwangkarai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T45955979A45973091. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T45955979A45973091.en .
  2. Maryanto, I.; Sinaga, M. H. (31 December 2008). "NEW SPECIES OF LEOPOLDAMYS (MAMMALS, RODENTIA: MURIDAE) FROM KALIMANTAN AND JAVA". Treubia. 36: 23–36. doi:10.14203/treubia.v36i0.102 (inactive 2024-09-19). ISSN   2337-876X . Retrieved 11 February 2023.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of September 2024 (link)
  3. "Leopoldamys diwangkarai (id=1003541)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists . Retrieved 11 February 2023.