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Bonthain rat

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Bonthain rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Rattus
Species:
R. bontanus
Binomial name
Rattus bontanus
Thomas, 1921
Synonyms[2]
  • Rattus foramineus Sody, 1941

The Bonthain rat or southwestern xanthurus rat (Rattus bontanus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in southwestern Sulawesi, Indonesia.[3]

References

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  1. Achmadi, A.S.; Fahri, F.; Gazzard, A.; Inayah, N.; Lanusi, A.A.; Nangoy, M.; Nurdin, M.R.T.J.P.; Rowe, K.C. (2024). "Rattus bontanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T19324A233246893. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T19324A233246893.en.
  2. "Rattus bontanus Thomas, 1921". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  3. Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1467. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.