Paulamys
| Paulamys | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Tribe: | Rattini |
| Genus: | Paulamys Musser, 1986 |
| Species: | P. naso
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| Binomial name | |
| Paulamys naso (Musser, 1981)
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Paulamys is a
montane forest of western Flores in 1989.[2] It is recorded as common between 1,000 and 2,000 m above sea level on the volcanic mountain Gunung Ranakah, but is believed to be threatened by habitat destruction.[1] It is thought to prefer closed habitats.[4]
The genera Komodomys and Paulamys are closer related to each other than to other murids, suggesting an adaptive radiation.[5] It is a relatively small-sized species, with a body mass of around 100–200 grams (0.22–0.44 lb) It is suggested to be an omnivore, consuming fungus and invertebrates, and to engage in burrowing.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Helgen, K. & Aplin, K. (2016). "Paulamys naso". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016.
- ^ a b Alexandra van der Geer, George Lyras, John de Vos, Michael Dermitzakis, Evolution of Island Mammals: Adaptation and Extinction of Placental Mammals on Islands, John Wiley & Sons, Feb 14, 2011
- ^ Paula in Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins & Michael Grayson The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals, JHU Press, 2009. Page 311.
- ^ hdl:2440/121139.
- OCLC 62265494.