Marmoset Rat

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Marmoset Rat
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Muridae Genus: Hapalomys Species: H. longicaudatus
Binomial name
Hapalomys longicaudatus Blyth, 1859

The Marmoset Rat (Hapalomys longicaudatus) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found in Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

[edit] References

• Baillie, J. 1996. Hapalomys longicaudatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
• 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.