Sulawesian Shrew Rat
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Sulawesian Shrew Rat Fossil range: Recent |
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Melasmothrix naso Miller & Hollister, 1921 |
The Sulawesian Shrew Rat (Melasmothrix naso) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is the only species in the genus Melasmothrix. It is found only in Indonesia.
[edit] References
- Baillie, J. 1996. Melasmothrix naso. 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.