Little soft-furred rat
| Little soft-furred rat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Rattus |
| Species: | R. mollicomulus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rattus mollicomulus Tate & Archbold, 1935 | |
The little soft-furred rat (Rattus mollicomulus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only on the upper slopes of Mount Lampobattang in Bantaeng Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is so called because it of soft silky fur. It is smaller than the roof rat but larger than house mouse.
References
- Baillie, J. 1996. Rattus hoffmanni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 December 2016.
- 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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