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--> FAMILY Muridae
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--> GENUS Margaretamys
SPECIES Margaretamys parvus
Author: | Musser, 1981. | Citation: | Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 168: 294. | Common Name: | Lesser Margaretamys | Type Locality: | Indonesia, C Sulawesi, Gunung Nokilalaki, 7400 ft (2256 m). | Distribution: | Known only from 1830-2286 m in montane rain forest on Gunung Nokilalaki, but probably occurs elsewhere in mountainous C Sulawesi. | Status: | IUCN – Vulnerable. | Comments: | The smallest of the three species and the most divergent in cranial and dental traits. |
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