The Tondano rat (''Taeromys taerae'') 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

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 ...

. ''Taeromys taerae'' is found in the highlands of northeastern Sulawesi. The rat is a morphological relative of ''T. hamatus'', which is found only in central Sulawesian mountains.

References

* Taeromys Rats of Asia Rodents of Sulawesi Endemic fauna of Indonesia Vulnerable fauna of Asia Mammals described in 1932 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Murinae-stub