Long-tailed giant rat

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Long-tailed giant rat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Leopoldamys
Species:
L. sabanus
Binomial name
Leopoldamys sabanus
(Thomas, 1887)
Range Leopoldamys sabanus.png

The long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys sabanus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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References

  1. Aplin, K.; Rueda, L.; Molur, S. (2016). "Leopoldamys sabanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T11520A22434377. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T11520A22434377.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.