Mindoro climbing rat
The Mindoro climbing rat or Mindoro rat (Anonymomys mindorensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[2] It is found only in the Philippines, and is known only from Ilong Peak in the Halcon Mountains. It is the only species in the genus Anonymomys. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Tribe: | Rattini |
| Genus: | Anonymomys Musser, 1981 |
| Species: | A. mindorensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Anonymomys mindorensis Musser, 1981 | |
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References
- Heaney, L. & Esselstyn, J. (2008). "Anonymomys mindorensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
- Musser, Guy G. "Notes on systematics of Indo-Malayan murid rodents, and descriptions of new genera and species from Ceylon, Sulawesi, and the Philippines. Bulletin of the AMNH; v. 168, article 3." (1981).
- 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. 1258. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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