''Sundamys'' is a genus of
rodent 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 comes ...
, found mostly in
Indonesia and
Malaysia.
[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 th ...
(''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, Indon ...
(''Sundamys maxi'')
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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 K ...
(''Sundamys muelleri'')
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Annandale's rat
Annandale's rat (''Sundamys annandalei'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found in Indonesia (Sumatra), Peninsular Malaysia, and Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island coun ...
(''Sundamys annandalei'')
References
Rodent genera
Taxa named by Guy Musser
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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