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Long-headed hill rat

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Species of rodent

Long-headed hill rat
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Bunomys
Species: B. prolatus
Binomial name
Bunomys prolatus
Musser, 1991

The long-headed hill rat (Bunomys prolatus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Sulawesi, Indonesia, where it is only known from Mount Tambusisi. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Clayton, E. (2017) . "Bunomys prolatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T3333A115065054. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T3333A22452397.en. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
Extant species of subfamily Murinae (Rattus)
Abditomys
Bandicota
(Bandicoot rats)
Berylmys
(White-toothed rats)
Bullimus
Bunomys
Diplothrix
Kadarsanomys
Komodomys
Limnomys
Nesokia
Nesoromys
Palawanomys
Papagomys
Paruromys
Paulamys
Rattus
(Typical rats)
Sundamys
(Giant Sunda rats)
Taeromys
Tarsomys
Tryphomys
See also
Aethomys–Chrotomys
Colomys–Golunda
Hadromys–Maxomys
Melasmothrix–Mus
Oenomys–Pithecheir
Pogonomys–Pseudomys
Stenocephalomys–Xeromys
Otomys
Others
Taxon identifiers
Bunomys prolatus


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