Kingdom Animalia Class Mammalia Family Muridae Scientific name Melasmothrix naso | Phylum Chordata Order Rodentia Subfamily Murinae Rank Species | |
Similar Hadromys, Chrotomys, Indian bush rat, Maxomys, Aethomys | ||
The Sulawesian shrew rat (Melasmothrix naso) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus Melasmothrix. It is found only in central Sulawesi, Indonesia, and is known from the localities of Rano Rano and Mount Nokilalaki.
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