''Taeromys'' is a
genus
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of
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 ...
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.
...
found exclusively in
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 ...
,
Indonesia
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.
It contains the following species:
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Salokko rat (''Taeromys arcuatus'')
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Lovely-haired rat (''Taeromys callitrichus'')
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Celebes rat (''Taeromys celebensis'')
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Sulawesi montane rat (''Taeromys hamatus'')
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Small-eared rat (''Taeromys microbullatus'')
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Sulawesi forest rat (''Taeromys punicans'')
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Tondano rat (''Taeromys taerae'')
References
Rodents of Sulawesi
Rodent genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Henri Jacob Victor Sody
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