Karoko hill rat

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Karoko hill rat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Bunomys
Species:
B. karokophilus
Binomial name
Bunomys karokophilus
Musser, 2014 [2]

The Karoko hill rat (Bunomys karokophilus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. [2] It is found only in Sulawesi, Indonesia. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Musser, G.; Rowe, K.; Kennerley, R. (2019). "Bunomys karokophilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T92440861A92440864. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T92440861A92440864.en .
  2. 1 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.