| Limestone rat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Niviventer |
| Species: | N. hinpoon |
| Binomial name | |
| Niviventer hinpoon (Marshall, 1976) | |
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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
- ↑ Kennerley, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Niviventer hinpoon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T14821A115124123. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T14821A22414152.en. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- Baillie, J. 1996. Niviventer hinpoon. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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