Mentawai long-tailed giant rat [SEP] parent taxon
Mentawai long-tailed giant rat
The Mentawai long-tailed giant rat ("Leopoldamys siporanus") is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is endemic to the Mentawai Islands archipelago off the west coast of Sumatra, in Indonesia.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
References.
- Baillie, J. 1996. Leopoldamys siporanus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.  Downloaded on 9 July 2007.
"Mystromys albicaudatus" (white-tailed rat or white-tailed mouse)
Suborder Myomorpha Family Nesomyidae Subfamily Cricetomyinae.
- Genus "Beamys"
- "Beamys hindei" (long-tailed pouched rat)
- "Beamys major" (greater long-tailed pouched rat)
- Genus "Cricetomys"
- "Cricetomys ansorgei"
- "Cricetomys emini" (Emin's giant pouched rat)
- "Cricetomys gambianus" (Gambian giant pouched rat)
- "Cricetomys kivuensis"
- Genus