Daovantien's limestone rat
Daovantien’s limestone rat (Tonkinomys daovantieni) is a genus of Muridae rodent native to northeastern Vietnam. It was first discovered in a forested talus habitat in the Huu Lien Nature Reserve, Lang Son Province. It is the only known species in the genus Tonkinomys.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Tribe: | Rattini |
Genus: | Tonkinomys Musser, Lunde, & Son, 2006 |
Species: | T. daovantieni |
Binomial name | |
Tonkinomys daovantieni Musser, Lunde, & Son, 2006 | |
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