Tate's shrew rat (''Tateomys rhinogradoides'') 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, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia.
The name Muridae come ...
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It is found only in central
Sulawesi
Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's eleventh-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Mindanao and the Sulu Ar ...
,
Indonesia, where it has been recorded on
Mount Latimodjong (Mount Rantemario), Mount Tokala, and Mount Nokilalaki. The species is named after American zoologist
George Henry Hamilton Tate.
References
Tateomys
Rodents of Sulawesi
Rats of Asia
Mammals described in 1969
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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