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
Temporal range: Recent
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

  1. 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
  2. Bartels, M. Jr. (1937). "A new rat from Java". Treubia (16): 45–46.


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