Gracilimus radix
K. C. Rowe, A. S. Achmadi, & Esselstyn, 2016
Sulawesi Slender Root 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 | : Gracilimus |
Species status
Authority citation
Rowe, K.C., Achmadi, A.S. and Esselstyn, J.A. 2016-03-22. A new genus and species of omnivorous rodent (Muridae: Murinae) from Sulawesi, nested within a clade of endemic carnivores. Journal of Mammalogy 97(3):978-991.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyw029Original name as described
Gracilimus radix
Type material
NMV C37054/MZB 37399
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Mount Gandangdewata (2.8829°S, 119.3864°E, 1,571 m), Rantepangko, Mamasa, Sulawesi Barat, Indonesia."
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Indonesia
Taxonomy notes
recently described genus and species
Taxonomy notes citation
Rowe, K. C., Achmadi, A. S., & Esselstyn, J. A. (2016). A new genus and species of omnivorous rodent (Muridae: Murinae) from Sulawesi, nested within a clade of endemic carnivores. Journal of Mammalogy, 97(3), 978-991.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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