Lampobatang rat [1] ( lat. Bunomys coelestis ) is a rodent species of the Mouse family of the genus Sulawes mountain rats . Described by Oldfield Thomas in 1896 .
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International Red Book IUCN 3.1 Critically Endangered : 3329 |
Endemic to Sulawesi Island ( Indonesia ). The natural habitat is dry subtropical forests.
Due to the limited range and constant destruction of the species' natural habitats, the lampobatang rat is in critical condition in terms of threat to extinction (category “CR”). [2]
Literature
- Musser, GG and MD Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. DE Wilson and DM Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
Notes
- ↑ Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia. "Mammals" Prince. 2 = The New Encyclopedia of Mammals / Ed. D. MacDonald . - M .: Omega, 2007 .-- S. 449. - 3000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-465-01346-8 .
- ↑ Bunomys coelestis (Lampobatang Bunomys, Heavenly Hill Rat)