| Buhler's coryphomys [1] | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | † Coryphomys |
| Species: | †C. buehleri
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| Binomial name | |
| †Coryphomys buehleri Schaub, 1937
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Buhler's coryphomys (Coryphomys buehleri) is an extinct species of giant rat. It is known only from sub-fossil fragments that were found on Timor Island, Indonesia. [2] It is related to the murines of New Guinea. [1] Only subfossil fragments have been found to this day and were found in limestone caves in Indonesian West Timor. [3] There is no precise information regarding the time of extinction or the cause of extinction. [3]
References
- ^ a b Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1309. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b Chiozza, F. (2019). "Coryphomys buehleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T5414A22416034. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T5414A22416034.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Buhler's coryphomys". memim.com. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
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| Buhler's coryphomys [1] | |
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|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | † Coryphomys |
| Species: | †C. buehleri
|
| Binomial name | |
| †Coryphomys buehleri Schaub, 1937
| |
Buhler's coryphomys (Coryphomys buehleri) is an extinct species of giant rat. It is known only from sub-fossil fragments that were found on Timor Island, Indonesia. [2] It is related to the murines of New Guinea. [1] Only subfossil fragments have been found to this day and were found in limestone caves in Indonesian West Timor. [3] There is no precise information regarding the time of extinction or the cause of extinction. [3]
References
- ^ a b Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1309. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b Chiozza, F. (2019). "Coryphomys buehleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T5414A22416034. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T5414A22416034.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Buhler's coryphomys". memim.com. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
| Authority control databases: National |
|---|
|
| This Murinae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
|
| This article about a prehistoric rodent is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |