Tarsomys Temporal range:
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Tribe: | Rattini |
Genus: | Tarsomys Mearns, 1905 |
Type species | |
Tarsomys apoensis | |
Species | |
Tarsomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae[1] found exclusively in Mindanao, Philippines. It contains the following species:
- Long-footed rat (Tarsomys apoensis)
- Spiny long-footed rat (Tarsomys echinatus)
References
[edit]- ^ 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. 1507. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.