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.

Original 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 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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