Kondana soft-furred rat
Species of rodent
Kondana soft-furred rat | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Millardia |
Species: | M. kondana |
Binomial name | |
Millardia kondana Mishra & Dhanda, 1975 |
The Kondana soft-furred rat (Millardia kondana), also known as the Kondana rat or large metad, is an endangered species of rodent in the family Muridae.[1][2] It is a nocturnal burrowing rat that is endemic to the Sinhgad plateau near Pune, Maharashtra, India.[1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and urban areas. Major threats are habitat loss, overgrazing of vegetation, and disturbance from tourism and recreational activities.
References
- ^ a b c Dando, T.; Kennerley, R. (2019). "Millardia kondana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T13524A22461651. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T13524A22461651.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ 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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Extant species of subfamily Murinae (Melasmothrix–Mus)
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Melasmothrix |
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Tateomys (Greater Sulawesian shrew rats) |
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Chiropodomys (Pencil-tailed tree mice) |
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Haeromys (Pygmy tree mice) |
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Hapalomys (Marmoset rats) |
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Micromys |
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Vandeleuria (Long-tailed climbing mice) |
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Vernaya |
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Cremnomys |
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Diomys |
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Madromys |
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Millardia (Asian soft-furred rats) |
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Muriculus |
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Mus (Typical mice) |
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- See also
- Aethomys–Chrotomys
- Colomys–Golunda
- Hadromys–Maxomys
- Oenomys–Pithecheir
- Pogonomys–Pseudomys
- Rattus
- Stenocephalomys–Xeromys
- Otomys
- Others
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