Central Sulawesi spiny rat
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The central Sulawesi echiothrix (''Echiothrix centrosa'') 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.Central Sulawesi Echiothrix (Echiothrix centrosa) – Information on Central Sulawesi Echiothrix – Encyclopedia of Life
Eol.org (2011-08-30). Retrieved on 2012-12-28.
It is found only in Sulawesi,
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 ...
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*New species and records of fur mites (Acari: Astigmata: Atopomelidae) from Southeast Asian rodents (Rodentia: Muridae). *Musser, G. G. 1990. "Sulawesi Rodents: Species Traits and Chromosomes of ''Haeromys minahassae'' and ''Echiothrix leucura'' (Muridae: Murinae)". ''American Museum Novitates'' 2989:1–18. Rats of Asia, Sulawesi spiny rat, Central Sulawesi spiny rat, Central Rodents of Sulawesi Vulnerable fauna of Asia Taxa named by Ned Hollister Taxa named by Gerrit Smith Miller Jr. Mammals described in 1921 Echiothrix {{Murinae-stub