Taeromys

Taeromys
Taeromys callitrichus (upper animal)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Subfamily:	Murinae
Tribe:	Rattini
Genus:	Taeromys Sody, 1941
Type species
Mus (Gymnomys) celebensis
Species
Taeromys arcuatus Taeromys callitrichus Taeromys celebensis Taeromys hamatus Taeromys microbullatus Taeromys punicans Taeromys taerae

Taeromys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae found exclusively in Sulawesi, Indonesia. ^[1] It contains the following species:

• Salokko rat (Taeromys arcuatus)
• Lovely-haired rat (Taeromys callitrichus)
• Celebes rat (Taeromys celebensis)
• Sulawesi montane rat (Taeromys hamatus)
• Small-eared rat (Taeromys microbullatus)
• Sulawesi forest rat (Taeromys punicans)
• Tondano rat (Taeromys taerae)

References

1. Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Genus Taeromys". 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. 1504–1507. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.