''Tateomys'' 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 ...

from

Sulawesi Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's eleventh-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Mindanao and the Sulu Ar ...

. Both species have been classified as vulnerable by

IUCN The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ...

. It includes the following species: *

Long-tailed shrew rat The long-tailed shrew rat (''Tateomys macrocercus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceani ...

– ''Tateomys macrocercus'' Musser, 1982 *

Tate's shrew rat Tate's shrew rat (''Tateomys rhinogradoides'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in central Sulawesi, Indonesia, where it has been recorded on Mount Latimodjong (Mount Rantemario), Mount Tokala, and Mount Nokilalaki. ...

– ''Tateomys rhinogradoides'' Musser, 1969

References

Rodents of Sulawesi Rodent genera Taxa named by Guy Musser {{Murinae-stub