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Long-tailed mountain rat

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Long-tailed mountain rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Niviventer
Species:
N. rapit
Binomial name
Niviventer rapit
(Bonhote, 1903)

The long-tailed mountain rat (Niviventer rapit) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to Borneo and found in Indonesia and Malaysia.[1][2] Recorded at elevations of 940–3,360 m (3,080–11,020 ft) above sea level, it is a poorly known species but presumably common, assumed to inhabit forests and scrubland.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Aplin, K. (2019). "Niviventer rapit". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T14825A119151657. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T14825A119151657.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.