Sulawesian shrew rat

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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Tribe: Rattini
Genus: Melasmothrix
Miller & Hollister, 1921
Species:
M. naso
Binomial name
Melasmothrix naso
Miller & Hollister, 1921

The Sulawesian shrew rat (Melasmothrix naso) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus Melasmothrix. It is found only in central Sulawesi, Indonesia, and is known from the localities of Rano Rano and Mount Nokilalaki.

These small-bodied rodents live at high altitudes, reaching up to 7500 feet. Specifically, in places that maintain wet, cool conditions like moss forests. [2]

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References

  1. Gerrie, R.; Kennerley, R. (2017). "Melasmothrix naso". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T13079A22429177. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T13079A22429177.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. G., Musser, Guy (1982). Crunomys and the small-bodied shrew rats native to the Philippine Islands and Sulawesi (Celebes). American Museum of Natural History. OCLC   10878557.