Bunomys
Genus of rodents
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Bunomys is a genus of rodent from Sulawesi and Buton Island.[1]
| Bunomys | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Tribe: | Rattini |
| Genus: | Bunomys Thomas, 1910 |
| Type species | |
| Mus coelesti | |
| Species | |
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Bunomys andrewsi | |
Currently, eight species are recognised in two species-groups.[2]
Species
Genus Bunomys
chrysocomus-group:
- Yellow-haired hill rat, Bunomys chrysocomus Hoffmann, 1887
- Heavenly hill rat, Bunomys coelestis Thomas, 1896
- Long-headed hill rat, Bunomys prolatus Musser, 1991
- Tana Toraja hill rat, Bunomys torajae Musser, 2014
fratrorum-group:
- Fraternal hill rat, Bunomys fratrorum Thomas, 1896
- Andrew's hill rat, Bunomys andrewsi J. A. Allen, 1911
- Karoko hill rat, Bunomys karokophilus Musser, 2014
- Inland hill rat, Bunomys penitus Miller and Hollister, 1921
