Lesser small-toothed rat

Lesser small-toothed rat
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Macruromys
Species:	M. elegans
Binomial name
Macruromys elegans Stein, 1933

The lesser small-toothed rat or western small-toothed rat (Macruromys elegans) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in West Papua, Indonesia.

References

1. Gerrie, R.; Kennerley, R. (2017). "Macruromys elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T12655A22458830. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T12655A22458830.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.

• 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. 1353. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.