Leopoldamys
Genus of rodents
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Leopoldamys is a genus of rodents in the family Muridae endemic to Southeast Asia.[1] It contains the following species:
- Sundaic mountain long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys ciliatus)
- Diwangkara's long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys diwangkarai)
- Edwards's long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys edwardsi)
- Millet's long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys milleti)
- Neill's long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys neilli)
- Long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys sabanus)
- Mentawai long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys siporanus)
| Leopoldamys Temporal range: Late Pliocene to Recent | |
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| Leopoldamys sabanus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Tribe: | Rattini |
| Genus: | Leopoldamys Ellerman, 1947 |
| Type species | |
| Mus sabanus | |
| Species | |
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Leopoldamys ciliatus | |
