The Sulawesi montane rat (''Taeromys hamatus'') is a species 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. It is found only in central Sulawesi,

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, on Mount Lehio, Mount Kanino, and Mount Nokilalaki.

References

* Taeromys Rats of Asia Endemic fauna of Indonesia Rodents of Sulawesi Vulnerable fauna of Asia Taxa named by Ned Hollister Taxa named by Gerrit Smith Miller Jr. Mammals described in 1921 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Murinae-stub