Edwards's long-tailed giant rat
| Edwards's long-tailed giant rat | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Leopoldamys |
| Species: | L. edwardsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Leopoldamys edwardsi (Thomas, 1882) | |
Edwards's long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys edwardsi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam.
References
- Baillie, J. 1996. Leopoldamys edwardsi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 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.