''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 na ...

in the family

Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. The name Muridae come ...

, found mostly in

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

and

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

.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 Müller's giant Sunda rat (''Sundamys muelleri'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the ...

(''Sundamys muelleri'') * Annandale's rat (''Sundamys annandalei'')

References

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