Tateomys

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Tateomys
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Tribe: Rattini
Genus: Tateomys
Musser, 1969
Type species
Tateomys rhinogradoides
Species

Tateomys macrocercus
Tateomys rhinogradoides

Tateomys is a genus of rodent from Sulawesi. Both species have been classified as vulnerable by IUCN. It includes the following species: [1]

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References

  1. Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.