Little soft-furred rat

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Little soft-furred rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Rattus
Species:
R. mollicomulus
Binomial name
Rattus mollicomulus
Tate & Archbold, 1935

The little soft-furred rat (Rattus mollicomulus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[2] It is found only on the upper slopes of Mount Lampobattang in Bantaeng Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It gets its name from its soft, silky fur. It is smaller than a roof rat, but larger than a house mouse.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Clayton, E.; Kennerley, R. (2019). "Rattus mollicomulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T19347A22443135. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T19347A22443135.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  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. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.