Diplothrix legata
(O. Thomas, 1906)
Ryukyu Islands Tree Rat
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
Order | : Rodentia |
Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
Superfamily | : Muroidea |
Family | : Muridae |
Subfamily | : Murinae |
Tribe | : Rattini |
Genus | : Diplothrix |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1906-01-01. On a second species of Lenothrix from the Liu Kiu Islands. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)17(97):88-89.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51472125Original name as described
Lenothrix legata
Other common names
Ryukyu Long-tailed Giant Rat · Ryukyu Rat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1905.11.3.41
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/96098a6e-e2e9-421d-b601-c3e3d334890fType locality
"Oshima, northern group of Liu Kiu Islands [= Ryukyu Islands]," Japan.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
Japan
IUCN Red List status
Endangered
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