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''Sundamys'' 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 n ...
in the family Muridae, found mostly in
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and
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.Camacho-Sanchez, M., Jennifer A. Leonard, Yuli Fitriana, Marie-Ka Tilak, and Pierre-Henri Fabre. 2017. "The generic status of Rattus annandalei (Bonhote, 1903) (Rodentia, Murinae) and its evolutionary implications." Journal of Mammalogy, 98: 1340-1355 It contains the following species: *
Mountain giant Sunda rat The mountain giant Sunda rat, ''Sundamys infraluteus'' (also known as the giant mountain rat or giant rat of Sumatra) is a large rat, around 480 to 640 millimeters (19 to 25 inches) in total length (230 to 290 millimeters -11.5 inchesexcluding t ...
(''Sundamys infraluteus'') *
Bartels's rat Bartels's rat (''Sundamys maxi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in West Java, Indonesia, including in Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park Mount Gede Pangrango National Park is a national park in West Java, Indo ...
(''Sundamys maxi'') * Müller's giant Sunda rat (''Sundamys muelleri'') * Annandale's rat (''Sundamys annandalei'')


References

Rodent genera Taxa named by Guy Musser Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Murinae-stub