Paucidentomys vermidax
Esselstyn, A. S. Achmadi, & K. C. Rowe, 2012
Edented Sulawesi 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 | : Paucidentomys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Authority citation
Esselstyn, J.A., Achmadi, A.S. and Rowe, K.C. 2012-12-23. Evolutionary novelty in a rat with no molars. Biology Letters 8(6):990-993.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2012.0574Original name as described
Paucidentomys vermidax
Other common names
Few-toothed Worm-eating Rat
Type material
FMNH:Mamm:213102 (= MZB 35000)
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Mount Latimojong (3.40755° S, 120.00780° E, 2050 m), Bantanase, Karangan, Desa Latimojong, Buntu Batu, Enrekang, Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia."
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Indonesia
Taxonomy notes
recently described genus and species
Taxonomy notes citation
Esselstyn, J. A., Achmadi, A. S., & Rowe, K. C. (2012). Evolutionary novelty in a rat with no molars. Biology letters, 8(6), 990-993.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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