Elegant Margareta rat

Elegant Margareta rat
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Margaretamys
Species: M. elegans
Binomial name
Margaretamys elegans
Musser, 1981

The elegant Margareta rat (Margaretamys elegans) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[2] It is endemic to the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia.

References

  1. Musser, G.; Ruedas, L. (2008). "Margaretamys elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
  2. Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1359. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.