Mentawai Long-tailed Giant Rat

Mentawai Long-tailed Giant Rat
Mentawai Long-tailed Giant Rat
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Leopoldamys
Species: L. siporanus
Binomial name
Leopoldamys siporanus
(Thomas, 1895)

The Mentawai Long-tailed Giant Rat (Leopoldamys siporanus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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