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Ohiya rat

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Ohiya Rat
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Srilankamys

Musser, 1981
Species:
S. ohiensis
Binomial name
Srilankamys ohiensis
(Phillips, 1929)

The Ohiya Rat (Srilankamys ohiensis) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is the only species in the genus Srilankamys. It is found only in Sri Lanka.

References

  • Baillie, J. 1996. Srilankamys ohiensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
  • Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.