Komodo rat
| Komodo rat Temporal range: recent | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Subfamily: | Murinae |
| Genus: | Komodomys Musser & Boeadi, 1980 |
| Species: | K. rintjanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Komodomys rintjanus (Sody, 1941) | |
The Komodo rat (Komodomys rintjanus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found only in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Baillie, J. 1996. Komodomys rintjanus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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