Tawitawi forest rat
The Tawitawi forest rat or Tawitawi Island rat (Rattus tawitawiensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Tawi-Tawi, Philippines.
| Tawitawi forest rat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Rattus |
| Species: | R. tawitawiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rattus tawitawiensis Musser & Heaney, 1985 | |
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References
- Gerrie, R. & Kennerley, R. (2016). "Rattus tawitawiensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T19319A115145911. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19319A22444649.en. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- Baillie, J. 1996. Rattus tawitawiensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
- 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. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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