Biology:Paulina's limestone rat
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Saxatilomys Musser, 2005 |
| Species: | Saxatilomys
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| Saxatilomys Musser et al., 2005
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Paulina's limestone rat (Saxatilomys paulinae) is a genus of murid rodent native to central Laos and Vietnam. It was first discovered in the Khammouan Limestone National Biodiversity Conservation Area in Khammouan Province, Laos, and also been found in the Vietnamese province of Quang Bình.[2] The genus name is derived from the Latin saxatilis, meaning "among the rocks" and the Greek mys meaning mouse or rat.[3]
Description
It resembles, and is likely closely related to, species in the genera Niviventer and Chiromyscus . Saxatilomys is distinguished from these and other Indomalayan genera by "semispinous dark gray upperparts, dark frosted gray underparts, large, extremely bulbous footpads, and a combination of derived and primitive cranial and dental traits".[3]
Habitat
It is thought to be petricolous and has only been observed in forested, rocky limestone habitats.[3]
References
- ↑ Kennerley, R. & Laginha Pinto Correia, D. 2016. Saxatilomys paulinae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T136806A22411127. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T136806A22411127.en. Downloaded on 23 July 2018.
- ↑ Nguyen, Nghia; Nguyen, Dang; Ngo, Tuong; Nguyen, Duy (2015). "New data on recently described rodent species Paulina's Limestone Rat Saxatilomys paulinae Musser, Smith, Robinson & Lunde, 2005 (Mammalia: Rodentia)". Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e4961. doi:10.3897/BDJ.3.e4961.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Musser, G.G., Smith, A.L., Robinson, M.F. & Lunde, D.P. (November 2005). "Description of a New Genus and Species of Rodent (Murinae, Muridae, Rodentia) from the Khammouan Limestone National Biodiversity Conservation Area in Lao PDR". American Museum Novitates 3497: 1–31. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2005)497[0001:DOANGA2.0.CO;2]. ISSN 0003-0082.
External links
- "Saxatilomys paulinae". IUCN Red List. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/136806/0.
Wikidata ☰ Q19947185 entry
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