Little soft-furred rat

Little soft-furred rat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Rattus
Species:	R. mollicomulus
Binomial name
Rattus mollicomulus Tate & Archbold, 1935

The little soft-furred rat (Rattus mollicomulus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. ^[2] It is found only on the upper slopes of Mount Lampobattang in Bantaeng Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It gets its name from its soft, silky fur. It is smaller than a roof rat, but larger than a house mouse.

References

1. Clayton, E.; Kennerley, R. (2019). "Rattus mollicomulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T19347A22443135. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T19347A22443135.en . Retrieved 12 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. pp. 894–1531. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.