Leopoldamys milleti
(H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1922)
Millet's 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
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Robinson, H.C. and Kloss, C.B. 1922-01-01. New mammals from French Indo-China and Siam. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)9(49):87-99.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24300887Original name as described
Rattus edwardsi milleti
Other common names
Millet's Leopoldamys
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1926.11.17.9 (= CBK 3393)
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d01f8d31-fcc7-48a0-a600-80d62fbffc98Type locality
"Dalat [= Dà Lat], Langbian [= Lam Vien] Plateau, S. Annam, 5000 ft. [= 1524 m]," Lâm Ðồng Province, southern Vietnam.
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya
Country distribution
Vietnam
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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