Elvira rat
| Elvira Rat | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Cremnomys |
| Species: | C. elvira |
| Binomial name | |
| Cremnomys elvira (Ellerman, 1946) | |
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The Elvira Rat (Cremnomys elvira) is a critically endangered[1] species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in the Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India.[1] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Description Size: Head and body length: 149 mm Tail length: 196 mm
The upper parts are brownish grey and the underparts are greyish white. The tail is bicoloured. Its length is thought to be an adaptation to movement among rocks.
Major threats are habitat loss, conversion of forests and fuel wood collection.
References
- 1 2 3 4 Molur, S. & Nameer, P.O. (2008). "Cremnomys elvira". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- CBSG CAMP Workshop, India 2000. Cremnomys elvira. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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