Long-tailed shrew rat

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Long-tailed shrew rat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Tateomys
Species:
T. macrocercus
Binomial name
Tateomys macrocercus
Musser, 1982
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The long-tailed shrew rat (Tateomys macrocercus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, where it is known only from Mount Nokilalaki in Sigi Regency.

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References

  1. Gerrie, R.; Kennerley, R.; Rowe, K. (2017). "Tateomys macrocercus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T21507A22466346. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T21507A22466346.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.