Sulawesi giant rat

The Sulawesi giant rat (Paruromys dominator) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.^[3] It is monotypic in the genus Paruromys. The species is endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia, where it inhabits forests at elevations from sea level to the tree line.^[1] It is frugivorous and semiarboreal.^[1] While not currently listed as threatened, it is impacted by both habitat destruction and subsistence hunting.^[1]

Sulawesi giant rat Temporal range: Late Pliocene – Recent
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Tribe:	Rattini
Genus:	Paruromys Ellerman, 1954
Species:	P. dominator
Binomial name
Paruromys dominator (Thomas, 1921)^[2]
Synonyms
frosti (Ellerman, 1949) ursinus (Sody, 1941)

References

1. Musser, G. & Ruedas, L. (2008). "Paruromys dominator". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2011.old-form url
2. Thomas, O. (1921). "On a new genus and species of shrew, and some new Muride from the East-Indian Archipelago". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9. 7: 243–249. doi:10.1080/00222932108632519.
3. Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Species Paruromys dominator". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1435. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.