Mentawai long-tailed giant rat
Mentawai long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys siporanus) is a rodent in the Muridae family. It is found only on the Mentawai Islands off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. It lives in subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss and is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN. Scientific name: Leopoldamys siporanus (Thomas, 1895). Classification: Kingdom Animalia; Phylum Chordata; Class Mammalia; Order Rodentia; Family Muridae; Genus Leopoldamys; Species Leopoldamys siporanus.
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