''Bunomys'' is a genus of

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...

from

Sulawesi Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's eleventh-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Mindanao and the Sulu Ar ...

and

Buton Island Buton (also Butung, Boeton or Button) is an island in Indonesia located off the southeast peninsula of Sulawesi. It covers roughly 4,727 square kilometers in area, or about the size of Madura; it is the 129th largest island in the world and In ...

. Currently, eight species are recognised in two species-groups.

Species

Genus ''Bunomys''
''chrysocomus''-group: *

Yellow-haired hill rat The yellow-haired hill rat (''Bunomys chrysocomus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Sulawesi, Indonesia, including Lore Lindu National Park Lore Lindu National Park is a protected area of forest on the Indone ...

, ''Bunomys chrysocomus'' Hoffmann, 1887 *

Heavenly hill rat The heavenly hill rat (''Bunomys coelestis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in southwestern Sulawesi, Indonesia, where it has only been found on Mount Lompobatang. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical d ...

, ''Bunomys coelestis''

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, 1896 *

Long-headed hill rat The long-headed hill rat (''Bunomys prolatus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Sulawesi, Indonesia, where it is only known from Mount Tambusisi. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It ...

, ''Bunomys prolatus'' Musser, 1991 *

Tana Toraja hill rat The Tana Toraja hill rat (''Bunomys torajae'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Sulawesi, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the ...

, ''Bunomys torajae'' Musser, 2014 ''fratrorum''-group: *

Fraternal hill rat The fraternal hill rat (''Bunomys fratrorum'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in northeastern Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its natural habitat is tropical dry forest. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destru ...

, ''Bunomys fratrorum'' Thomas, 1896 *

Andrew's hill rat Andrew's hill rat (''Bunomys andrewsi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Sulawesi and Buton Island, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania b ...

, ''Bunomys andrewsi''

J. A. Allen Joel Asaph Allen (July 19, 1838 – August 29, 1921) was an American zoologist, mammalogist, and ornithologist. He became the first president of the American Ornithologists' Union, the first curator of birds and mammals at the American Museum of ...

, 1911 * Inland hill rat, ''Bunomys penitus'' Miller and Hollister, 1921 *

Karoko hill rat The Karoko hill rat (''Bunomys karokophilus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Sulawesi, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the ...

, ''Bunomys karokophilus'' Musser, 2014

References

Rodents of Sulawesi Rodent genera Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas {{Murinae-stub