Limestone rat
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| Limestone rat | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Niviventer |
| Species: | N. hinpoon
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| Binomial name | |
| Niviventer hinpoon (Marshall, 1976)
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| File:Range Niviventer hinpoon.png | |
The limestone rat (Niviventer hinpoon) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found only in the limestone karsts of Saraburi, Lopburi, Nakhon Sawan provinces, central Thailand. It is listed as an endangered species due to its highly fragmented limestone karst habitat that is currently threatened by mining.
References
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- Baillie, J. 1996. Niviventer hinpoon. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
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