Lenomys grovesi
Musser, 2015
Groves's Giant 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 | : Lenomys |
Species status
Authority citation
Musser, G.G. 2015. Characterisation of the endemic Sulawesi _Lenomys meyeri_ (Muridae, Murinae) and the description of a new species of Lenomys. Pp. 13–50 in Behie, A.M. and Oxenham, M.F. (eds.). Taxonomic Tapestries: The Threads of Evolutionary, Behavioural and Conservation Research. ANU Press.
Authority publication link
http://press.anu.edu.au/?p=318011Original name as described
Lenomys grovesi
Type material
AMNH M-265021
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Leang Burung 1, a cave near village of Pakalu, c.2 km N of main road from Maros, 10 km to the W, in SE portion of SW peninsula, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Indonesia
Taxonomy notes
recently described extinct species
Taxonomy notes citation
Musser, G. G. (2015). 2. Characterisation of the endemic Sulawesi Lenomys meyeri (Muridae, Murinae) and the description of a new species of Lenomys. Taxonomic Tapestries, 13-50.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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