Leopoldamys

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Leopoldamys Fossil range: Late Pliocene to Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Muridae Subfamily: Murinae Genus: Leopoldamys Ellerman, 1947
Species
Leopoldamys ciliatus Leopoldamys edwardsi Leopoldamys milleti Leopoldamys neilli Leopoldamys sabanus Leopoldamys siporanus

Leopoldamys is a genus of rodent in the Muridae family. It contains the following species:

• Sundaic Mountain Long-tailed Giant Rat (Leopoldamys ciliatus)
• Edwards's Long-tailed Giant Rat (Leopoldamys edwardsi)
• Millet's Long-tailed Giant Rat (Leopoldamys milleti)
• Neill's Long-tailed Giant Rat (Leopoldamys neilli)
• Long-tailed Giant Rat (Leopoldamys sabanus)
• Mentawai Long-tailed Giant Rat (Leopoldamys siporanus)

[edit] References

• Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.