Sody's tree rat
Sody's tree rat (Kadarsanomys sodyi) is a rodent species in the family Muridae that has been recorded only in bamboo forest in Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park, West Java, Indonesia.[1] It was first recorded during surveys carried out between 1933 and 1935 at an altitude of 1,000 m (3,300 ft). It is dark brown and has yellow to ochre spots. Its tail is uniform brown. Its head-to-body length ranges from 18 to 21 cm (7.1 to 8.3 in) with a 27 to 30.5 cm (10.6 to 12.0 in) long tail. Its long feet indicate that it is adapted to living in trees.[2]
Sody's tree rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Kadarsanomys Musser, 1981 |
Species: | K. sodyi |
Binomial name | |
Kadarsanomys sodyi (Bartels, 1937) | |
Range of the Sody's Tree Rat |
References
- Musser, G.; Aplin, K.; Lunde, D. (2008). "Kadarsanomys sodyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T10954A3230383.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T10954A3230383.en
- Bartels, M. Jr. (1937). "A new rat from Java". Treubia (16): 45–46.
- 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. 1338. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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