Mindoro Climbing Rat
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| Mindoro Climbing Rat Fossil range: Recent |
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| Anonymomys mindorensis Musser, 1981 |
The Mindoro Climbing Rat or Mindoro Rat (Anonymomys mindorensis) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found only in the Philippines. It is the only species in the genus Anonymomys. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- Heaney, L. 1996. Anonymomys mindorensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.

