''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
Indonesia
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and
Malaysia
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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:
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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'')
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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'')
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Müller's giant Sunda rat (''Sundamys muelleri'')
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Annandale's rat (''Sundamys annandalei'')
References
Rodent genera
Taxa named by Guy Musser
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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