''Leopoldamys'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal specie ...

s 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. It contains the following species: * Sundaic mountain long-tailed giant rat (''Leopoldamys ciliatus'') *

Diwangkara's long-tailed giant rat The Diwangkara's long-tailed giant rat (''Leopoldamys diwangkarai'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in the Indonesian regions of Kalimantan and Java Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bord ...

(''Leopoldamys diwangkarai'') *

Edwards's long-tailed giant rat Edwards's long-tailed giant rat (''Leopoldamys edwardsi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of V ...

(''Leopoldamys edwardsi'') *

Millet's long-tailed giant rat Millet's leopoldamys (''Leopoldamys milleti'') is a species of rodent from the family Muridae. It lives in the Langbian highlands of southern Vietnam, although its distribution limits are currently unresolved. It is listed as Least Concern on the ...

(''Leopoldamys milleti'') *

Neill's long-tailed giant rat Neill's long-tailed giant rat (''Leopoldamys neilli'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and possibly Myanmar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rocky areas. ''L ...

(''Leopoldamys neilli'') * Long-tailed giant rat (''Leopoldamys sabanus'') *

Mentawai long-tailed giant rat The Mentawai long-tailed giant rat (''Leopoldamys siporanus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to the Mentawai Islands archipelago off the west coast of Sumatra, in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tro ...

(''Leopoldamys siporanus'')

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