''Hapalomys'' is a
genus
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of
rodent
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in the family
Muridae
The Muridae, or murids, are either the largest or second-largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 870 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia.
...
endemic to
Southeast Asia
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. It is the only member of the
tribe
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Hapalomyini.
It contains the following species:
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Delacour's marmoset rat (''Hapalomys delacouri'')
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Marmoset rat (''Hapalomys longicaudatus'')
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Suntsov's marmoset rat (''Hapalomys suntsovi''), a Vietnamese endemic recently described from
Binh Phuoc Province, southern Vietnam
''†
Hapalomys gracilis'' (fossil species)
References
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Rodent genera
Taxa named by Edward Blyth
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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