Spiny long-footed rat

Spiny long-footed rat
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Tarsomys
Species:	T. echinatus
Binomial name
	Tarsomys echinatus; Musser & Heaney, 1992

The spiny long-footed rat (Tarsomys echinatus), also known as the Mindanao spiny rat,^[1] is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.^[2]

It is found only in Mindanao, Philippines, in Bukidnon and South Cotabato provinces. It has been recorded in lowland areas around Mount Kitanglad and Mount Matutum.

References

^ ^a ^b Kennerley, R. (2019). "Tarsomys echinatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T21496A22459733. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T21496A22459733.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^ 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. 1507. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

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[iucn_status_12_November_2021-1] Kennerley, R. (2019). "Tarsomys echinatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T21496A22459733. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T21496A22459733.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

[MSW3-2] 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. 1507. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

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