Tate's shrew rat
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Tate's shrew rat (''Tateomys rhinogradoides'') is a species 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 come ...
. It is found only in central
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 ...
, Indonesia, where it has been recorded on Mount Latimodjong (Mount Rantemario), Mount Tokala, and Mount Nokilalaki. The species is named after American zoologist George Henry Hamilton Tate.


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Tateomys Rodents of Sulawesi Rats of Asia Mammals described in 1969 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Murinae-stub