The Old World rats and mice, part of the

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...

Murinae in the

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

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. ...

, comprise at least 519 species. Members of this subfamily are called murines. In terms of species richness, this subfamily is larger than all

mammal A mammal () is a vertebrate animal of the Class (biology), class Mammalia (). Mammals are characterised by the presence of milk-producing mammary glands for feeding their young, a broad neocortex region of the brain, fur or hair, and three ...

families except the

Cricetidae The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At over 870 species, it is either the largest or second-largest family ...

and

, and is larger than all

order Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * A socio-political or established or existing order, e.g. World order, Ancien Regime, Pax Britannica * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood ...

s except the

bat Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera (). With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out ...

s and the remainder of the

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 ...

Description

The Murinae are native to

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...

Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...

Asia Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...

, and

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

. They are

terrestrial Terrestrial refers to things related to land or the planet Earth, as opposed to extraterrestrial. Terrestrial may also refer to: * Terrestrial animal, an animal that lives on land opposed to living in water, or sometimes an animal that lives on o ...

placental Placental mammals (infraclass Placentalia ) are one of the three extant subdivisions of the class Mammalia, the other two being Monotremata and Marsupialia. Placentalia contains the vast majority of extant mammals, which are partly distinguished ...

s. They have also been introduced to all continents except

Antarctica Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean (also known as the Antarctic Ocean), it contains the geographic South Pole. ...

, and are serious pest animals. This is particularly true in island communities where they have contributed to the

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and

extinct Extinction is the termination of an organism by the death of its Endling, last member. A taxon may become Functional extinction, functionally extinct before the death of its last member if it loses the capacity to Reproduction, reproduce and ...

ion of many native animals. Two prominent murine species have become vital

laboratory animal Animal testing, also known as animal experimentation, animal research, and ''in vivo'' testing, is the use of animals, as model organisms, in experiments that seek answers to scientific and medical questions. This approach can be contrasted ...

s: the

brown rat The brown rat (''Rattus norvegicus''), also known as the common rat, street rat, sewer rat, wharf rat, Hanover rat, Norway rat and Norwegian rat, is a widespread species of common rat. One of the largest Muroidea, muroids, it is a brown or grey ...

and

house mouse The house mouse (''Mus musculus'') is a small mammal of the rodent family Muridae, characteristically having a pointed snout, large rounded ears, and a long and almost hairless tail. It is one of the most abundant species of the genus '' Mus''. A ...

are both used as medical subjects. The murines have a distinctive molar pattern that involves three rows of cusps instead of two, the primitive pattern seen most frequently in

muroid rodent The Muroidea are a large superfamily of rodents, including mice, rats, voles, hamsters, lemmings, gerbils, and many other relatives. Although the Muroidea originated in Eurasia, they occupy a vast variety of habitats on every continent except A ...

Fossils

The first known appearance of the Murinae in the

fossil A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserve ...

record is about 14 million years ago with the fossil genus '' Antemus''. ''Antemus'' is thought to derive directly from '' Potwarmus'', which has a more primitive tooth pattern. Likewise, two genera, '' Progonomys'' and '' Karnimata'', are thought to derive directly from ''Antemus''. ''Progonomys'' is thought to be the ancestor of ''

Mus Mus or MUS may refer to: Abbreviations * MUS, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code for Mauritius * MUS, the IATA airport code for Minami Torishima Airport * MUS, abbreviation for the Centre for Modern Urban Studies on Campus The Hague, Leiden Un ...

'' and relatives, while ''Karnimata'' was previously thought to lead to ''

Rattus ''Rattus'' is a genus of muroid rodents, all typically called rats. However, the term rat can also be applied to rodent species outside of this genus. Species and description The best-known ''Rattus'' species are the black rat (''R. rattus'') ...

'' and relatives, although it is now thought to be a member of the extant tribe

Praomyini Praomyini is a tribe of muroid rodents in the subfamily Murinae. Species in this tribe are found mostly throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, but one species (''Mastomys erythroleucus'') is found in North Africa, and another ('' Ochromyscus yemeni'') is ...

. All of these fossils are found in the well-preserved and easily dated

Siwalik The Sivalik Hills, also known as Churia Hills, are a mountain range of the outer Himalayas. The literal translation of "Sivalik" is 'tresses of Shiva'. The hills are known for their numerous fossils, and are also home to the Soanian Middle Pale ...

fossil beds of

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

. The transition from ''Potwarmus'' to ''Antemus'' to ''Progonomys'' and ''Karnimata'' is considered an excellent example of anagenic evolution.

Taxonomy

Most of the Murinae have been poorly studied. Some genera have been grouped, such as the hydromyine water rats, conilurine or pseudomyine Australian mice, or the phloeomyine

Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Mainland Au ...

n forms. It appears as if genera from Southeast Asian islands and Australia may be early offshoots compared to mainland forms. The

vlei rat African vlei rats (''Otomys''), also known as groove-toothed rats, live in many areas of sub-Saharan Africa. Most species live in marshlands, grasslands, and similar habitats and feed on the vegetation of such areas, occasionally supplementing ...

s in the genera ''

Otomys African vlei rats (''Otomys''), also known as groove-toothed rats, live in many areas of sub-Saharan Africa. Most species live in marshlands, grasslands, and similar habitats and feed on the vegetation of such areas, occasionally supplementing ...

'' and '' Parotomys'' are often placed in a separate subfamily, Otomyinae, but have been shown to be closely related to African murines in spite of their uniqueness. Three genera, ''

Uranomys Rudd's mouse or the white-bellied brush-furred rat (''Uranomys ruddi'') is the only species in the genus ''Uranomys''. This animal is closely related to the spiny mice, brush-furred mice, and the link rat. Description Head and body sizes r ...

'', '' Lophuromys'', and '' Acomys'', were once considered to be murines, but were found to be more closely related to

gerbil The Mongolian gerbil or Mongolian jird (''Meriones unguiculatus'') is a rodent belonging to the subfamily Gerbillinae. Their body size is typically , with a tail, and body weight , with adult males larger than females. The animal is used in s ...

s through

molecular phylogenetics Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...

. They have been assigned a new subfamily status,

Deomyinae The subfamily Deomyinae consists of four genera of mouse-like rodents that were previously placed in the subfamilies Murinae and Dendromurinae. They are sometimes called the Acomyinae, particularly in references that antedate the discovery that t ...

. Molecular phylogenetic studies of Murinae include Lecompte, et al. (2008), which analyzes African murine species based on the mitochondrial

cytochrome b Cytochrome b is a protein found in the membranes of aerobic cells. In eukaryotic mitochondria (inner membrane) and in aerobic prokaryotes, cytochrome b is a component of respiratory chain complex III () — also known as the bc1 complex or ubiq ...

gene and two nuclear gene fragments. Lecompte, et al. (2008) estimates that African murines colonized Africa from Asia approximately 11 million years ago during the

Miocene The Miocene ( ) is the first epoch (geology), geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and mea ...

. The following

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of 16 Murinae

genera Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial s ...

, based on

molecular phylogenetic Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...

analysis of the Interphotoreceptor Retinoid Binding Protein (IRBP) gene, is from Jansa & Weksler (2004: 264).

Distribution

The following is a list of Murinae genus divisions ordered by the continents that they are endemic to. Most of the diversity is located in

and

Australasia Australasia is a subregion of Oceania, comprising Australia, New Zealand (overlapping with Polynesia), and sometimes including New Guinea and surrounding islands (overlapping with Melanesia). The term is used in a number of different context ...

. *

**Aethomys division – 1 genus **Arvicanthis division – 6 genera **Colomys division – 3 genera **Dasymys division – 8 genera **Hybomys division – 3 genera **Malacomys division – 1 genus **Oenomys division – 5 genea ** Otomyini division/tribe – 3 genera *

Eurasia Eurasia ( , ) is a continental area on Earth, comprising all of Europe and Asia. According to some geographers, Physical geography, physiographically, Eurasia is a single supercontinent. The concept of Europe and Asia as distinct continents d ...

**Apodemus division – 2 genera **Micromys division – 6 genera **Genus ''

'' *

South Asia South Asia is the southern Subregion#Asia, subregion of Asia that is defined in both geographical and Ethnicity, ethnic-Culture, cultural terms. South Asia, with a population of 2.04 billion, contains a quarter (25%) of the world's populatio ...

**Golunda division – 1 genus **Millardia division – 4 genera *

**Dacnomys division – 8 genera **Hadromys division – 1 genus **Maxomys division – 1 genus **Pithecheir division – 6 genera **Rattus division – 21 genera *

Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...

**Chrotomys division – 5 genera **Crunomys division – 2 genera **Phloeomys division – 4 genera **Genus ''

Musseromys ''Musseromys'' is a genus of rodent, in the family Muridae, endemic to the Philippines. Four species are known, all from Luzon Luzon ( , ) is the largest and most populous List of islands in the Philippines, island in the Philippines. Loca ...

'' *

Sulawesi Sulawesi ( ), also known as Celebes ( ), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the List of islands by area, world's 11th-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Min ...

**Crunomys division – 2 genera **Echiothrix division – 1 genus **Melasmothrix division – 2 genera *

Moluccas The Maluku Islands ( ; , ) or the Moluccas ( ; ) are an archipelago in the eastern part of Indonesia. Tectonically they are located on the Halmahera Plate within the Molucca Sea Collision Zone. Geographically they are located in West Melanesi ...

**Halmaheramys division – 1 genus *

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...

**Hydromys division – 6 genera **Lorentzimys division – 1 genus **Pogonomys division – 11 genera **Uromys division – 5 genera **Xeromys division – 3 genera **Genus '' Mirzamys'' *

**Pseudomys division – 8 genera

List of species

As of 2005, the Murinae contained 129 genera in 584 species. Musser and Carleton (2005) divided the Murinae into 29 genus divisions. They treated the Otomyinae as a separate subfamily, but all molecular analyses conducted to date have supported their inclusion in the Murinae as relatives of African genera. In a recent expedition in the Philippines, seven more ''

Apomys ''Apomys'', commonly known as earthworm mice, is a genus of rodent endemic to the Philippines. Mice belonging to this genus are generally called Philippine forest mice and can be found on most islands of the Philippines The Philippines, ...

'' mice were added and the genus was proposed to split into two subgenera - ''Apomys'' and ''Megapomys'', based on morphological and

DNA sequences. In 2021, a major revision was taken of

. The

tribes The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...

are based on the classification by the

American Society of Mammalogists The American Society of Mammalogists (ASM) was founded in 1919. Its primary purpose is to encourage the study of mammal A mammal () is a vertebrate animal of the Class (biology), class Mammalia (). Mammals are characterised by the presence ...

. Some of the division placement is based on Pages ''et al''., 2015 and Rowe ''et al''., 2019. SUBFAMILY MURINAE - Old World rats and mice *Tribe Apodemini **Genus ''

Apodemus ''Apodemus'' is a genus of Muridae, murid (true mice and rats) containing the field mice as well as other well-known species like the wood mouse and the yellow-necked mouse. The name is unrelated to that of the ''Mus (genus), Mus'' genus, instead ...

'' - Old World field mice **Genus ''

Rhagamys ''Rhagamys'' is an extinct genus of rodents in the subfamily Murinae, the Old World mice and rats. The genus was established by the Swiss zoologist Charles Immanuel Forsyth Major to accommodate ''Rhagamys orthodon'', which is the only species in ...

'' † **Genus ''

Tokudaia ''Tokudaia'' is a genus of murine rodent native to Japan. Known as Ryūkyū spiny rats or spinous country-rats, population groups exist on several non-contiguous islands. Despite differences in name and appearance, they are the closest living rel ...

'' - Ryūkyū spiny rats *Tribe Arvicanthini **''

Aethomys ''Aethomys'' is a genus of rodent from Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 2 ...

'' division ***Genus ''

'' - bush rats ***Genus '' Micaelamys'' **''

Arvicanthis ''Arvicanthis'' is a genus of rodent from Africa. They are commonly referred to as unstriped grass mice, unstriped grass rats, and kusu rats. Species Genus ''Arvicanthis'' - unstriped grass mice *Abyssinian grass rat, ''Arvicanthis abyssinicus' ...

'' division ***Genus ''

'' - unstriped grass mice ***Genus ''

Desmomys ''Desmomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Ethiopia. It contains the following species: *Harrington's rat Harrington's rat (''Desmomys harringtoni'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Et ...

'' ***Genus '' Lemniscomys'' - striped grass mice ***Genus ''

Mylomys ''Mylomys'' is a genus of rodent 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 f ...

'' (African Groove-toothed Rat) ***Genus ''

Pelomys ''Pelomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa. It contains the following species: * Bell groove-toothed swamp rat (''Pelomys campanae'') * Creek groove-toothed swamp rat (''Pelomys fallax'') * Hopkins's groove-toothe ...

'' - groove-toothed creek rats ***Genus ''

Rhabdomys ''Rhabdomys'' is a largely Southern African genus of muroid rodents slightly larger than House mouse, house mice. They are known variously as striped or four-striped mice or rats. Traditionally the genus has been seen as a single species, ''Rhab ...

'' (Four-striped Grass Mouse) **''

Dasymys ''Dasymys'' is a genus of semiaquatic rodents in the subfamily Murinae, the Old World rats and mice. The genus is endemism, endemic to Africa.Dasymys ''Dasymys'' is a genus of semiaquatic rodents in the subfamily Murinae, the Old World rats and mice. The genus is endemism, endemic to Africa.Golunda ''Golunda'' is a genus of murine rodent. Fossil record The Indian bush rat ''(Golunda ellioti)'' is the sole surviving member of this genus, but it was formerly more diverse and widespread, occurring in both Asia and Africa. The last surviving ...

'' division ***Genus ''

Golunda ''Golunda'' is a genus of murine rodent. Fossil record The Indian bush rat ''(Golunda ellioti)'' is the sole surviving member of this genus, but it was formerly more diverse and widespread, occurring in both Asia and Africa. The last surviving ...

'' (Indian bush rat) **''

Hybomys ''Hybomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa. It contains the following species: * Eisentraut's striped mouse (''Hybomys badius'') * Father Basilio's striped mouse (''Hybomys basilii'') * Moon striped mouse (''Hybomys ...

'' division ***Genus ''

Dephomys ''Dephomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including ad ...

'' - defua rats ***Genus ''

'' - hump-nosed mice ***Genus '' Stochomys'' (target rat) ***Genus '' Typomys'' **''

Oenomys ''Oenomys'' is a genus of African 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 ...

'' division ***Genus †''

Canariomys ''Canariomys'' is an extinct genus of rodents (Old World rats and mice) that once existed on the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria, part of the Canary Islands, Spain. These giant rats could reach a weight of about . They were herbivores; thei ...

'' - Canary Islands giant rats ***Genus ''

Grammomys ''Grammomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa. It contains the following species: * Arid thicket rat (''Grammomys aridulus'') * Short-snouted thicket rat (''Grammomys brevirostris'') * Bunting's thicket rat (''Gra ...

'' ***Genus '' Lamottemys'' ***Genus †'' Malpaisomys'' ***Genus ''

'' - rufous-nosed rats ***Genus ''

Thallomys ''Thallomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa. It contains four species: * Loring's rat (''Thallomys loringi'') * Black-tailed tree rat (''Thallomys nigricauda'') *Acacia rat The acacia rat (''Thallomys paedulcus ...

'' - acacia rats ***Genus ''

Thamnomys ''Thamnomys'' is a genus of Old World rats from East Central Africa. Species *Genus ''Thamnomys'' **Kemp's thicket rat - ''Thamnomys kempi'' Dollman, 1911 **Hatt's thicket rat Hatt's thicket rat (''Thamnomys major''), is a species of t ...

'' - thicket rats *Tribe Hapalomyini **Genus '' Hapalomys'' - marmoset rats *Tribe

Hydromyini Hydromyini is a very large, diverse tribe of muroid rodents in the subfamily Murinae. They are the dominant native rodents in Australasia and one of only two native rodent groups there, the other being the ''R. fuscipes'' group of the genus ''Rat ...

**''

Chiropodomys ''Chiropodomys'' (or pencil-tailed tree mice) is a genus of Old World rats and mice native to Southeast Asia and northeast India. They are tree-dwelling, very small mice, mostly found in tropical rainforest. In total six extant species have been ...

'' division (alternately considered a distinct tribe, Chiropodomyini) ***Genus ''

'' - pencil-tailed tree mice **''

Chrotomys The genus ''Chrotomys'' contain a unique group of rodents found only in the Philippines, specifically the islands of Luzon, Mindoro, and Sibuyan. Instead of being predominantly herbivorous or omnivorous like other murines, these rats feed pre ...

'' division ***Genus ''

'' ***Genus ''

Archboldomys ''Archboldomys'', the shrew-mice, are a genus of rodents in the family Muridae. They are carnivores that feed on invertebrates much like shrews do. An apparently smaller relatives of the true shrew-rats ''Chrotomys'' and '' Rhynchomys'', ''Archbo ...

'' (Mount Isarog shrew rats) ***Genus ''

'' - Luzon striped rats ***Genus '' Soricomys'' ***Genus '' Rhynchomys'' - shrew-like rats **'' Conilurus'' division ***Genus '' Conilurus'' - rabbit rats ***Genus ''

Leporillus ''Leporillus'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Australia. It contains the following species: * Lesser stick-nest rat (''Leporillus apicalis'') (extinct) * Greater stick-nest rat The greater stick-nest rat (''Leporillus c ...

'' - Australian stick-nest rats ***Genus ''

Mesembriomys ''Mesembriomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Australia. It contains the following species: * Black-footed tree-rat (''M. gouldii'') * Golden-backed tree-rat The golden-backed tree rat (''Mesembriomys macrurus'') is ...

'' - tree rats **''

Haeromys ''Haeromys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situa ...

'' division ***Genus ''

'' - pygmy tree mice **''

Hydromys ''Hydromys'' is a genus (biology), genus of semiaquatic rodents in the subfamily Murinae. Three species are endemism, endemic to New Guinea and nearby islands. The fourth species, the rakali, is also found on Australia. The most recently discovere ...

'' division ***Genus ''

Baiyankamys '' Baiyankamys'' is a genus of amphibious murid rodents. It was originally described, along with the species '' Baiyankamys shawmayeri'' by Hinton in 1943 after he found the remains of a single individual in south east of the Bismarck Mountai ...

'' (formerly in ''Hydromys'') ***Genus '' Crossomys'' (earless water rat) ***Genus ''

'' - water rats ***Genus ''

Leptomys ''Leptomys'' is a genus of rodent endemic to New Guinea. It is considered part of the New Guinea Old Endemics, meaning it was part of the first wave of murine rodents to colonize the island. ''Leptomys'' are seen to have minimal adaptations to ...

'' ***Genus ''

Microhydromys ''Microhydromys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. It contains the following species: * Southern groove-toothed moss mouse (''Microhydromys argenteus'') * Northern groove-toothed shrew mouse The northern groove-toothed shrew mouse ...

'' ***Genus '' Mirzamys'' ***Genus ''

Parahydromys The New Guinea waterside rat (''Parahydromys asper'') is the monotypic taxon, only species in the genus ''Parahydromys''. It is considered part of the New Guinea Old Endemics, meaning its ancestors were part of the first wave of murine rodents t ...

'' ***Genus ''

Paraleptomys ''Paraleptomys'' is a genus of rodents from New Guinea. It is considered part of the New Guinea Old Endemics, meaning it was part of the first wave of murine rodents to colonize the island. Members of the genus are similar to those in ''Leptomy ...

'' ***Genus ''

Pseudohydromys ''Pseudohydromys'' is a genus of rodents in the family Muridae endemic to New Guinea. It contains the following species: * Bishop's moss mouse (''Pseudohydromys berniceae'') * Huon small-toothed moss mouse (''Pseudohydromys carlae'') * Laur ...

'' - New Guinea false water rats ***Genus ''

Xeromys ''Xeromys myoides'', also known as the water mouse, marine mouse, mangrove mouse, false water rat, manngay and yirrkoo, is a species of rodent native to waterways of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Taxonomy A description of the species was pu ...

'' (false water rat) **''

Mallomys ''Mallomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. The name of the genus is formed from the Greek language, Greek μαλλός, ''mallos'', wool, and μῦς, ''mus'', mouse/rat. These very large rats weigh between and are native to highl ...

'' division ***Genus '' Abeomelomys'' ***Genus ''

'' - giant tree rats ***Genus '' Mammelomys'' ***Genus ''

Pogonomelomys ''Pogonomelomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to New Guinea and nearby islands. It contains the following species: * Grey pogonomelomys (''Pogonomelomys brassi'') * Lowland brush mouse (''Pogonomelomys bruijni'') * Shaw Ma ...

'' - Rummler's mosaic tailed rats ***Genus '' Xenuromys'' (white-tailed New Guinea rat) **''

Pogonomys ''Pogonomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae, found in New Guinea and the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, with one species (the prehensile-tailed rat) being found also in Australia. Species include: * Champion's tree mouse (''Pogonomys ch ...

'' division ***Genus ''

Anisomys The squirrel-toothed rat (''Anisomys imitator''), also known as the New Guinea giant rat, powerful-toothed rat, uneven-toothed rat, or narrow-toothed giant rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the monotypic taxon, only species ...

'' (powerful-toothed rat) ***Genus ''

Chiruromys ''Chiruromys'' is a genus of Old World mouse that is restricted to New Guinea and the nearby islands of Goodenough, Fergusson, and Normanby. Characteristics These are small arboreal rats with long tails. Head and body is , tail is , and wei ...

'' ***Genus '' Hyomys'' - white-eared rats ***Genus '' Lorentzimys'' (New Guinea jumping mouse) ***Genus ''

Macruromys ''Macruromys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with ...

'' - New Guinean rats ***Genus ''

'' - prehensile-tailed rats **''

Pseudomys ''Pseudomys'' is a genus of rodent that contains a wide variety of mice native to Australia and New Guinea. They are among the few terrestrial placental mammals that colonised Australia without human intervention. Natural history This genus con ...

'' division ***Genus '' Leggadina'' ***Genus ''

Mastacomys The broad-toothed mouse or broad-toothed rat (''Mastacomys fuscus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. Distribution and habitat It is found only in South-eastern Australia. In Victoria (Australia), Victoria live specimens have been c ...

'' ***Genus ''

Notomys A hopping mouse is any of about ten different Australian native mice in the genus ''Notomys''. They are rodents, not marsupials, and their ancestors are thought to have arrived from Asia about 5 million years ago. All are brown or fawn, fading t ...

'' - Australian

hopping mice A hopping mouse is any of about ten different Australian native mice in the genus ''Notomys''. They are rodents, not marsupials, and their ancestors are thought to have arrived from Asia about 5 million years ago. All are brown or fawn, fading t ...

***Genus ''

'' - Australian native mice ***Genus ''

Zyzomys ''Zyzomys'' is a genus of rodents with unusually thick, long tails. Five species of the genus are known in Australia, where they are called rock rats or thick-tailed rats. The genus was classified by Oldfield Thomas, Michael Rogers Oldfield Tho ...

'' - thick-tailed rats **''

Uromys ''Uromys'' is a genus of rodents found in Melanesia and Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the isl ...

'' division ***Genus ''

Melomys ''Melomys'' is a genus of rodents in the family Muridae. Members of this genus live in the wet habitats of northern Australia (Far North Queensland), New Guinea, Torres Strait Islands and islands of the Indonesian archipelago. Species The gen ...

'' - banana rats ***Genus '' Paramelomys'' ***Genus '' Protochromys'' ***Genus ''

Solomys ''Solomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. These large rats, which are all seriously Threatened species, threatened (one already extinct), are native to the Solomon Islands (archipelago), Solomon Islands. It contains the following s ...

'' - naked-tailed rats ***Genus ''

'' - giant naked-tailed rats **Unknown division ***Genus '' Brassomys'' ***Genus ''

Coccymys ''Coccymys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the ...

'' *Tribe Malacomyini **Genus ''

Malacomys ''Malacomys'' is a genus of rodents in the family Muridae native to Africa. It is the only member of the tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use ...

'' - big-eared swamp rats *Tribe Millardini **''

Millardia ''Millardia'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae native to South Asia and Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in n ...

'' division ***Genus '' Cremnomys'' ***Genus ''

Diomys Crump's mouse (''Diomys crumpi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus ''Diomys'', and is found in northern India (recorded in Bihar and Manipur), southern Nepal (recorded in the Central Terai), and n ...

'' (Manipur mouse) ***Genus '' Madromys'' ***Genus ''

'' - Asian soft-furred rats **''

Pithecheir ''Pithecheir'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are sit ...

'' division ***Genus ''

'' - monkey-footed rats ***Genus '' Pithecheirops'' *Tribe Murini **Genus ''

'' - true mice *Tribe Otomyini **Genus ''

Myotomys ''Myotomys'' is a genus of African Karoo rats that inhabit the Karoo, a semi-desert region in the southern portion of the African continent. Previously placed in the genus ''Otomys African vlei rats (''Otomys''), also known as groove-tooth ...

'' - African karoo rats (now classified in ''Otomys'') **Genus ''

'' - groove-toothed or vlei rats **Genus '' Parotomys'' - whistling rats *Tribe

Phloeomyini The cloud rats or cloudrunners are a Tribe (biology), tribe (Phloeomyini) of arboreal and nocturnal herbivorous rodents endemic to the cloud forests of the Philippines. They belong to the family Muridae and include five genera: ''Batomys'' (hair ...

**Genus ''

Batomys ''Batomys'' is a genus of rodent endemic to the Philippines. It has six extant described species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produ ...

'' - Luzon and Mindanao forest rats **Genus ''

Carpomys ''Carpomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. It contains two extant species, and one extinct species: * '' Carpomys melanurus'' * '' Carpomys phaeurus'' *'' Carpomys dakal'' It was first described by Oldfield Thomas Michael Roger ...

'' - Luzon rats **Genus ''

Crateromys ''Crateromys'' is a genus of rodent, native to the Philippines, 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 speci ...

'' - cloudrunners **Genus ''

'' - tree mice **Genus ''

Phloeomys ''Phloeomys'', the slender-tailed cloud rats, is a genus of large rodents in the family Muridae. Both species in this genus are endemic to the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Although their tail is covered by hairs, it is considerably less de ...

'' - slender-tailed cloud rats *Tribe

**Genus ''

Chingawaemys The Chingawa forest rat (''Chingawaemys rarus'') is a species of rodent endemic to Ethiopia. It is the only member of the monotypic genus ''Chingawaemys''. It was only described in 2021, when it was discovered during a broad phylogenetic analysis ...

'' - Chingawa forest rat **Genus ''

Colomys The African wading rat or African water rat (''Colomys goslingi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is native to Africa, where it occurs in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equat ...

'' (African wading rat) **Genus '' Congomys'' **Genus '' Heimyscus'' **Genus ''

Hylomyscus ''Hylomyscus'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa. It contains 21 species divided into six species groups: *''H. aeta'' group **Beaded wood mouse, ''Hylomyscus aeta'' **Mount Oku wood mouse, ''Hylomyscus grandis'' *'' ...

'' - African wood mice **Genus ''

Mastomys ''Mastomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa. It contains eight species: * Angolan multimammate mouse (''M. angolensis'') * Awash multimammate mouse or Awash mastomys (''M. awashensis'') * Southern multimammate mouse ...

'' - multimammate mice **Genus '' Montemys'' **Genus ''

Myomyscus Verreaux's mouse or Verreaux's white-footed rat (''Myomyscus verreauxii'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus ''Myomyscus''. Other species that had been previously assigned to ''Myomyscus'' are now c ...

'' **Genus ''

Nilopegamys The Ethiopian amphibious rat, also known as the Ethiopian water mouse (''Nilopegamys plumbeus''), is an insectivorous and semiaquatic species of rodent in the monotypic genus ''Nilopegamys'' of the family Muridae. There has only been one known sp ...

'' **Genus ''

Ochromyscus ''Ochromyscus'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. It contains three species from Sub-Saharan Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, both of which were formerly classified in '' Myomyscus'': * Brockman's rock mouse Brockman's rock mouse, ...

'' - rock mice **Genus ''

Praomys ''Praomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa is the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lie south of the Sahara. These include Central Africa, East Africa, Southern A ...

'' - African soft-furred rats **Genus '' Serengetimys'' **Genus ''

Stenocephalemys ''Stenocephalemys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. The genus is endemic to Ethiopia. Species ''Stenocephalemys'' contains six described species: * Ethiopian white-footed mouse (''Stenocephalemys albipes'') * Ethiopian narrow-head ...

'' - Ethiopian narrow-headed rats **Genus ''

Zelotomys ''Zelotomys'' is a genus of rodents in the subfamily Murinae, the Old World rats and mice. They are known commonly as the broad-headed mice. They are native to Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent ...

'' - stink mice *Tribe

Rattini Rattini is a very large, diverse tribe of muroid rodents in the subfamily Murinae. They are found throughout Asia and Australasia, with a few species ranging into Europe and northern Africa. The most well-known members of this group are the true ...

**'' Berylmys'' division ***Genus '' Berylmys'' - white-toothed rats **''

Bunomys ''Bunomys'' is a genus of rodent from Sulawesi and Buton Island. Currently, eight species are recognised in two species-groups. Species Genus ''Bunomys'' ''chrysocomus''-group: * Yellow-haired hill rat, ''Bunomys chrysocomus'' Hoffmann, 1887 * ...

'' division ***Genus ''

Bullimus ''Bullimus'' is an endemic genus of rodent from the Philippines, as first catalogued by Mearns, in 1905. Species Genus ''Bullimus'' * Bagobo rat, ''Bullimus bagobus'', Mindanao * Carleton's forest rat, ''Bullimus carletoni'', Luzon Luzon ...

'' ***Genus ''

'' ***Genus '' Eropeplus'' (Sulawesian soft-furred rat) ***Genus ''

Halmaheramys ''Halmaheramys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to the Moluccas, Indonesia. It contains the following species: * Spiny Boki Mekot rat (''Halmaheramys bokimekot'') * Wallace's large spiny rat The Wallace's large spiny rat ( ...

'' ***Genus ''

Komodomys The Komodo rat (''Komodomys rintjanus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to the surrounding islands of Flores in Indonesia (including Komodo, Lembata, and Pantar), and formerly Flores itself. Its natural habitat is subtrop ...

'' ***Genus ''

Lenomys ''Lenomys'' is a genus of rodent endemic to Sulawesi Sulawesi ( ), also known as Celebes ( ), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the List of islands by area, world's 11th-largest island, it is situated eas ...

'' (trefoil-toothed rat) ***Genus ''

Papagomys ''Papagomys'' is a genus of very large rats in the tribe Rattini of the subfamily Murinae, with body masses of . It contains two species, which are known only from the Indonesian island of Flores: * Flores giant rat ''Papagomys armandvillei'' * ...

'' - Flores giant rats ***Genus ''

Paruromys The Sulawesi giant rat (''Taeromys dominator'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. The species is endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia, where it inhabits forests at elevations from sea level to the tree line. It is frugivorous and semiarb ...

'' (Sulawesian giant rat) ***Genus ''

Paulamys ''Paulamys'' is a genus of rat. Its only known member is ''Paulamys naso'' a species endemic to Flores Island, Indonesia. ''Paulamys naso'' was first described from subfossil fragments collected in the 1950s by Theodor Verhoeven and was named ...

'' ***Species "''Rattus''" ''timorensis'' ***Genus ''

Sundamys ''Sundamys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae, found mostly in Indonesia and Malaysia.Camacho-Sanchez, M., Jennifer A. Leonard, Yuli Fitriana, Marie-Ka Tilak, and Pierre-Henri Fabre. 2017. "The generic status of Rattus annandalei (Bonho ...

'' - giant Sunda rats ***Genus ''

Taeromys ''Taeromys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae found exclusively in Sulawesi, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Oce ...

'' **'' Dacnomys'' division ***Genus ''

Chiromyscus Fea's tree rat (''Chiromyscus chiropus'') or the Indochinese chiromyscus, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Yunnan (China), eastern Myanmar, northern Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Sociali ...

'' (Fea's tree rat) ***Genus '' Dacnomys'' (Large-toothed giant rat) ***Genus ''

Lenothrix The gray tree rat (''Lenothrix canus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. monotypic taxon, only species in the genus ''Lenothrix''. It is found in forests in Indonesia and Malaysia. A common species, the International Union for Conse ...

'' (grey tree rat) ***Genus ''

Leopoldamys ''Leopoldamys'' is a genus of rodents 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 gerb ...

'' - long-tailed giant rats ***Genus ''

Margaretamys ''Margaretamys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and P ...

'' - margareta rats ***Genus ''

Niviventer ''Niviventer'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Southeast Asia. It contains the following species: * Anderson's white-bellied rat, ''Niviventer andersoni'' * Brahma white-bellied rat, ''Niviventer brahma'' * '' Niviventer b ...

'' - white-bellied rats ***Genus ''

Saxatilomys ''Saxatilomys paulinae'', ''Paulina's limestone rat'', is a species of murid rodent native to central Laos and Vietnam, separated to a monotypic genus ''Saxatilomys''. It was first discovered in the Khammouan Limestone National Biodiversity Cons ...

'' ***Genus ''

Tonkinomys Daovantien’s limestone rat (''Tonkinomys daovantieni'') is a genus of Muridae rodent native to northeastern Vietnam. It was first discovered in a forested talus habitat in the Huu Lien Nature Reserve, Lang Son Province. It is the only known s ...

'' **''

Echiothrix ''Echiothrix'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Paci ...

'' division ***Genus ''

'' ***Genus '' Hyorhinomys'' ***Genus ''

Melasmothrix The Sulawesian shrew rat (''Melasmothrix naso'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus ''Melasmothrix''. It is found only in central Sulawesi Sulawesi ( ), also known as Celebes ( ), is an island ...

'' (lesser Sulawesian shrew rat) ***Genus ''

Paucidentomys ''Paucidentomys'' is a genus of rodents of a type commonly known as shrew-rats which was discovered in 2012 in a remote rainforest on the Indonesian island, Sulawesi. The genus is monotypic, consisting of the species ''Paucidentomys vermidax'', o ...

'' ***Genus ''

Sommeromys Sommer's Sulawesi rat (''Sommeromys macrorhinos'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae from Sulawesi. It is the monotypic taxon, only species in the genus ''Sommeromys'' and was described by Musser & Durden in 2002. Distribution ''S. m ...

'' ***Genus ''

Tateomys ''Tateomys'' is a genus of rodent from Sulawesi. Both species have been classified as vulnerable by IUCN The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation an ...

'' - greater Sulawesian shrew rats ***Genus '' Waiomys'' - Sulawesi water rat **''

Maxomys ''Maxomys'' is a genus of rodents, widespread in Southeast Asia. They are mid-sized rodents, similar to rats, that live on the ground of tropical rainforests. There they build nests, padded with fallen leaves from trees. They feed on roots, falle ...

'' division ***Genus ''

Crunomys ''Crunomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae native to the Philippines and Sulawesi. It contains the following species: * Celebes shrew-rat The Celebes shrew-rat (''Crunomys celebensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae ...

'' - Philippine and Sulawesian shrew rats ***Genus ''

'' (rajah rats) **''

Micromys ''Micromys'' is a genus of small rodents in the subfamily Murinae. The genus contains two living species: the widespread Eurasian harvest mouse (''Micromys minutus'') of much of Europe and Asia; and the more restricted Indochinese harvest mouse ( ...

'' division (alternately considered a distinct tribe, Micromyini) ***Genus ''

'' (Old World harvest mice) **''

'' division ***Genus ''

Abditomys The Luzon broad-toothed rat (''Abditomys latidens'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to central and northern Luzon in the Philippines. It is the only member of the genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank a ...

'' ***Genus ''

Bandicota ''Bandicota'' is a genus of rodents from Asia known as the bandicoot rats. Their common name and genus name are derived from the Telugu language word ''pandikokku'' (పందికొక్కు). DNA studies have found the group to be a monop ...

'' - bandicoot rats ***Genus ''

Diplothrix ''Diplothrix'' is a genus of two species of rodents in the family Muridae. '' Diplothrix legata'' occurs in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. '' Diplothrix yangziensis'' is known only from fossils collected in eastern China, dating to the Early Pleist ...

'' ***Genus ''

Kadarsanomys Sody's tree rat (''Kadarsanomys sodyi'') is a rodent species in the family Muridae that has been recorded only in bamboo forest in Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park, West Java, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, ...

'' ***Genus ''

Limnomys ''Limnomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Mindanao, Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western ...

'' ***Genus ''

Nesokia ''Nesokia'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to West Asia and Central Asia Central Asia is a region of Asia consisting of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The countries as a group are also c ...

'' (short-tailed bandicoot rat) ***Genus ''

Nesoromys The Ceram rat (''Nesoromys ceramicus''), also known as the Seram Island mountain rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Seram Island, Indonesia, where it has been recorded on Mount Mansuela. It is the only speci ...

'' ***Genus ''

Palawanomys The Palawan soft-furred mountain rat (''Palawanomys furvus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus ''Palawanomys''. It is found only in Palawan, Philippines, and has been recorded on Mount Mantaling ...

'' (Palawan rat) ***Genus ''

'' - typical rats ***Genus ''

Tarsomys ''Tarsomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae found exclusively in Mindanao, Philippines. The Mammal Diversity Database of the American Society of Mammalogists The American Society of Mammalogists (ASM) was founded in 1919. Its prima ...

'' ***Genus ''

Tryphomys The Luzon short-nosed rat (''Tryphomys adustus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus ''Tryphomys''. It is found only in the Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Phili ...

'' (Mearn's Luzon rat) **''

Srilankamys The Ohiya rat (''Srilankamys ohiensis''), or Sri Lanka bi-colored rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus ''Srilankamys''. It is found only in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic S ...

'' division ***Genus ''

'' (Ceylonese rats) **Unknown division ***Genus ''

Anonymomys The Mindoro climbing rat or Mindoro rat (''Anonymomys mindorensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in the Philippines, and is known only from Ilong Peak in the Halcon Mountains. It is the only species in the gen ...

'' (Mindoro rat) *Tribe Vandeleurini **Genus ''

Vandeleuria ''Vandeleuria'' is a small genus of rodent from Asia with only three species. It is the only member of the tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide us ...

'' - long-tailed climbing mice *''incertae sedis'' **Genus †''

Alormys ''Alormys'' is a genus of extinct murids that lived on Alor Island (Indonesia) during the Holocene period. Their fossil, which indicate that they are large sized rodent, at first was noticed in the Tron Bon Lei rockshelter and also owl roost dep ...

'' **Genus †''

Coryphomys ''Coryphomys'' is an extinct genus of rats, known from sub-fossils found on Timor. Its name is Greek for "top-of-the-head mouse A mouse (: mice) is a small rodent. Characteristically, mice are known to have a pointed snout, small rounde ...

'' **Genus ''

Hadromys ''Hadromys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Asia. It contains the following species: * Manipur bush rat (''Hadromys humei'') * †''Hadromys loujacobsi'' * Yunnan bush rat The Yunnan bush rat (''Hadromys yunnanensis'') i ...

'' **Genus †'' Hooijeromys'' **Genus †'' Milimonggamys'' **Genus †'' Rakasamys'' **Genus '' Vernaya'' (Vernay's climbing mouse) **Genus †''

Spelaeomys ''Spelaeomys florensis'', also known as the Flores cave rat, is an extinct species of rat that was formerly endemic to the island of Flores, Indonesia. and Flemming assessed this species to be extinct in 1996, but believed it probably died out b ...

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