Buhler's coryphomys (Coryphomys buehleri) is an extinct species of giant rat. It is known only from sub-fossil fragments that were found on Timor Island, Indonesia.[2] It is related to the murines of New Guinea.[1] Only subfossil fragments have been found to this day and were found in limestone caves in Indonesian West Timor.[3] There is no precise information regarding the time of extinction or the cause of extinction.[3]

Buhler's coryphomys[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Coryphomys
Species:
C. buehleri
Binomial name
Coryphomys buehleri
Schaub, 1937

References

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  1. ^ a b Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1309. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ a b Chiozza, F. (2019). "Coryphomys buehleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T5414A22416034. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T5414A22416034.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Buhler's coryphomys". memim.com. Retrieved 2021-10-08.