Waiomys
(Redirected from Sulawesi water rat)
| Waiomys | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Tribe: | Rattini |
| Genus: | Waiomys Rowe, Achmadi & Esselstyn, 2014 |
| Species: | W. mamasae
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| Binomial name | |
| Waiomys mamasae | |
Waiomys is a genus of rodents from the family Muridae. It is endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia. The genus is monotypic, consisting of the species Waiomys mamasae (Sulawesi water rat).[2] It is known only from Mount Gandangdewata, Mamasa Regency, West Sulawesi.
References
[edit]- ^ Rowe, K. & Kennerley, R. (2019). "Waiomys mamasae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T92441666A92441669.en. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ Rowe, K.C.; Achmadi, A.S.; Esselstyn, J.A. (2014). "Convergent Evolution of Aquatic Foraging in A New Genus and Species (Rodentia: Muridae) from Sulawesi Island, Indonesia". Zootaxa. 3815 (4): 541–564. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3815.4.5. PMID 24943633.
