Biology:Komodo rat
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Short description: Species of rodent
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Tribe: | Rattini |
| Genus: | Komodomys Musser & Boeadi, 1980 |
| Species: | K. rintjanus
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| Komodomys rintjanus (Sody, 1941)
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The Komodo rat (Komodomys rintjanus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to the surrounding islands of Flores in Indonesia (including Komodo, Lembata, and Pantar), and formerly Flores itself. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.[1] It is thought to prefer open habitats. It has a body mass of around 100–200 grams (0.22–0.44 lb).[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Clayton, E. (2016). "Komodomys rintjanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T11050A22419327.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11050/22419327.
- ↑ Veatch, E. Grace; Tocheri, Matthew W.; Sutikna, Thomas; McGrath, Kate; Wahyu Saptomo, E.; Jatmiko; Helgen, Kristofer M. (May 2019). "Temporal shifts in the distribution of murine rodent body size classes at Liang Bua (Flores, Indonesia) reveal new insights into the paleoecology of Homo floresiensis and associated fauna" (in en). Journal of Human Evolution 130: 45–60. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2019.02.002. PMID 31010543. Bibcode: 2019JHumE.130...45V.
- Baillie, J. 1996. Komodomys rintjanus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 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. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=.
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