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''Lenomys'' is a genus of rodent endemic to Sulawesi. It contains the living
trefoil-toothed giant rat The trefoil-toothed giant rat (''Lenomys meyeri'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of mice, ...
''(Lenomys meyeri)'' and the extinct ''
Lenomys grovesi ''Lenomys grovesi'' is an extinct species of rodent that lived on Sulawesi, Indonesia as recently as 2000 BP. The specific epithet honours Colin Groves, a colleague and friend of the author. Diagnosis The only known remains of this species is ...
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Rodent genera Mammal genera with one living species Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Muridae Rodents of Sulawesi {{Murinae-stub