Spiny long-footed rat
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| Spiny long-footed rat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Tarsomys |
| Species: | T. echinatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Tarsomys echinatus Musser & Heaney, 1992 | |
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The spiny long-footed rat (Tarsomys echinatus), also known as the Mindanao spiny rat,[1] is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[2]
It is found only in Mindanao, Philippines, in Bukidnon and South Cotabato provinces. It has been recorded in lowland areas around Mount Kitanglad and Mount Matutum.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Kennerley, R. (2019). "Tarsomys echinatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T21496A22459733. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T21496A22459733.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ 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. 1507. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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