Spiny long-footed rat

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Spiny long-footed rat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Tarsomys
Species:
T. echinatus
Binomial name
Tarsomys echinatus
Musser & Heaney, 1992
Tarsomys echinatus distribution.png

The spiny long-footed rat (Tarsomys echinatus), also known as the Mindanao spiny rat, [1] is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. [2]

It is found only in Mindanao, Philippines, in Bukidnon and South Cotabato provinces. It has been recorded in lowland areas around Mount Kitanglad and Mount Matutum.

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References

  1. 1 2 Kennerley, R. (2019). "Tarsomys echinatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T21496A22459733. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T21496A22459733.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. p. 1507. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.