The elegant margareta rat (Margaretamys elegans) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[2] It is endemic to the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia.

Elegant margareta rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Margaretamys
Species:
M. elegans
Binomial name
Margaretamys elegans
Musser, 1981

References

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  1. ^ Gerrie, R.; Kennerley, R. (2017). "Margaretamys elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T12796A22459186. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T12796A22459186.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ 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. p. 1359. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.