Trefoil-toothed giant rat

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Illustration by Adolf Bernhard Meyer
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Lenomys
Species:
L. meyeri
Binomial name
Lenomys meyeri
(Jentink, 1879)

The trefoil-toothed giant rat (Lenomys meyeri) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Sulawesi, Indonesia, where it is located throughout the island.

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References

  1. Cassola, F. (2016). "Lenomys meyeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T11498A22435649. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T11498A22435649.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.