Yunnan bush rat

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Yunnan bush rat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Hadromys
Species:
H. yunnanensis
Binomial name
Hadromys yunnanensis
Yang & Wang, 1987

The Yunnan bush rat (Hadromys yunnanensis) is a species of rodent from the family Muridae. It has just recently been released from synonymy with the Manipur bush rat, and so there is very little information about it. [1] It was recognized as a separate species due to its much larger body size in comparison to the Manipur bush rat, relatively shorter tail, pure white underparts as opposed to gray, significantly shorter diastema, and shorter palate in relation to its skull. [2] It is located only in Yunnan province of the People's Republic of China, where it known only from Tongbiguan Nature Reserve in Ruili City. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Johnston, C.; Smith, A.T. (2016). "Hadromys yunnanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T136417A22410564. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T136417A22410564.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. 1327. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.