Waiomys

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Waiomys
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Tribe: Rattini
Genus: Waiomys
Rowe, Achmadi & Esselstyn, 2014
Species:
W. mamasae
Binomial name
Waiomys mamasae

Waiomys is a genus of rodents from the family Muridae. It is endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia. The genus is monotypic, consisting of the species Waiomys mamasae (Sulawesi water rat). [2] It is known only from Mount Gandangdewata, Mamasa Regency, West Sulawesi.

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References

  1. Rowe, K. & Kennerley, R. (2019). "Waiomys mamasae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T92441666A92441669.en . Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  2. Rowe, K.C.; Achmadi, A.S.; Esselstyn, J.A. (2014). "Convergent Evolution of Aquatic Foraging in A New Genus and Species (Rodentia: Muridae) from Sulawesi Island, Indonesia". Zootaxa. 3815 (4): 541–564. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3815.4.5 . PMID   24943633.