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Coryphomys buehleri

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA MAMMALIA RODENTIA MURIDAE

Scientific Name: Coryphomys buehleri
Species Authority: Schaub, 1937
Common Name/s:
English – Buhler’s Coryphomys, Buhler's Rat
Synonym/s:
Coryphomys buhleri Schaub, 1937 [orth. error]
Taxonomic Notes: Coryphomys buehleri is one of four species, each in its own genus, of giant rats (three have yet to be named and described) endemic to Timor; all are known only by subfossils (Glover 1986) and may be related to the New Guinea Old Endemics placed in the Pogonomys Group (Musser and Carleton 2005).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Extinct ver 3.1
Year Published: 2008
Assessor/s: Chiozza, F.
Reviewer/s: Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
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Justification:
Listed as Extinct as the species is known only from sub-fossil fragments found on Timor island, Indonesia.
History:
1996 – Extinct

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species is known only by subfossil fragments collected at the type locality and from sites on Timor island (Glover 1986).
Countries:
Regionally extinct:
Indonesia
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Unknown.
Citation: Chiozza, F. 2008. Coryphomys buehleri. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 June 2013.
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