Buhler's coryphomys
| Buhler's coryphomys[1] | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Coryphomys |
| Species: | C. buehleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Coryphomys buehleri Schaub, 1937 | |
Buhler's coryphomys (Coryphomys buehleri) is an extinct species of giant rat. It is known only from sub-fossil fragments that were found on Timor Island, Indonesia.[2] It is related to the murines of New Guinea.[1]
References
- 1 2 Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1309. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- 1 2 Chiozza, F. (2008). "Coryphomys buehleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
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