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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 family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus Srilankamys. It is found only in Sri Lanka.

References

  • de A. Goonatilake, W.I.L.D.P.T.S., Nameer, P.O. & Molur, S. 2008. Srilankamys ohiensis. 2009 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 October 2009.
  • 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.