Elegant margareta rat

The elegant margareta rat (Margaretamys elegans) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[2] It is endemic to the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia.

Elegant margareta rat

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Margaretamys
Species:
M. elegans
Binomial name
Margaretamys elegans
Musser, 1981

References

  1. Musser, G.; Ruedas, L. (2008). "Margaretamys elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 2014-12-05.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. 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. 1359. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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