Leopoldamys hainanensis
(Xu Longhui & Yu Simian, 1985)
Hainan Long-tailed 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 | : Leopoldamys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Authority citation
Xu, L.-h. and Yu, S.-m. 1985. A new subspecies of Edwards' rat from Hainan Island, China. Acta Theriologica Sinica 5(2):131-135.
Original name as described
Rattus edwardsi hainanensis
Other common names
Hainan Leopoldamys
Type material
GIE 0627
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Hainan I, China.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
China
Taxonomy notes
split from L. edwardsi
Taxonomy notes citation
Li, H., Kong, L., Wang, K., Zhang, S., Motokawa, M., Wu, Y., ... & Li, Y. (2019). Molecular phylogeographic analyses and species delimitations reveal that Leopoldamys edwardsi (Rodentia: Muridae) is a species complex. Integrative zoology, 14(5), 494-505.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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