Leopoldamys is a genus of rodents in the family Muridae endemic to Southeast Asia.[1] It contains the following species:
- Sundaic mountain long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys ciliatus)
- Diwangkara's long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys diwangkarai)
- Edwards's long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys edwardsi)
- Millet's long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys milleti)
- Neill's long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys neilli)
- Long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys sabanus)
- Mentawai long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys siporanus)
| Leopoldamys Temporal range: Late Pliocene to Recent
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| Leopoldamys sabanus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Tribe: | Rattini |
| Genus: | Leopoldamys Ellerman, 1947 |
| Type species | |
| Mus sabanus | |
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Leopoldamys ciliatus | |
References edit
- ^ Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1346–1349. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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