Ryukyu spiny rat
| Ryukyu spiny rat | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Tokudaia |
| Species: | T. osimensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tokudaia osimensis (Y. Abe, 1934) | |
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The Ryukyu spiny rat (Tokudaia osimensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[2] Endemic to the Amami (Ryukyu) islands in Japan, its natural habitat is temperate forests. The karyotype has an odd diploid number, 2n = 25.[2] Like its relative T. tokunoshimensis, it has lost its Y chromosome and SRY gene.[3]
See also
- Ellobius lutescens
- Ellobius tancrei
References
- ↑ Ishii, N.; Kaneko, Y. (2008). "Tokudaia osimensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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. 1513. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ KAYOKO GEJI (August 23, 2012). "Y chromosome losing all genes, but men won't become extinct". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 11 January 2014.