Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat

Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat; Temporal range:
	Stuffed specimen. Exhibit in the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Japan.
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Diplothrix
Species:	D. legata
Binomial name
	Diplothrix legata; (Thomas, 1906)
Synonyms
	Diplothrix legatus ; Lenothrix legata Thomas, 1906 ;

The Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat or Ryukyu rat (Diplothrix legata) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only extant species in the genus Diplothrix. It is found only in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

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