Kadarsanomys sodyi

(Sody's Tree Rat)

Overview:

Conservation Status

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Population Trend:

Unknown

Threats:

12 Unknown (ongoing)

For info on these threat codes, see here.

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
    - Branch: Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda Goodrich, 1930 - Tetrapods
        Class: Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - Mammals
        Subclass: Theriiformes (Rowe, 1988) McKenna & Bell, 1997:vii,36
        Infraclass: Holotheria (Wible et al., 1995) McKenna & Bell, 1997:vii,43
        Superlegion: Trechnotheria McKenna, 1975
        Legion: Cladotheria McKenna, 1975
        Sublegion: Zatheria McKenna, 1975
        Infralegion: Tribosphenida (McKenna, 1975) McKenna & Bell, 1997:vii,48
        Supercohort: Theria (Parker & Haswell, 1897) McKenna & Bell, 1997:viii,49 - Therians
        Cohort: Placentalia (Owen, 1837) McKenna & Bell, 1997:viii,80 - Placentals
        Magnaorder: Epitheria (McKenna, 1975) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
        Superorder: Preptotheria (McKenna, 1975) McKenna in Stucky & McKenna in Benton, ed., 1993:7
        Grandorder: Anagalida (Szalay & McKenna, 1971) McKenna, 1975:41
        Mirorder: Simplicidentata (Weber, 1904) McKenna & Bell, 1997:viii, 113
        Order: Rodentia Bowdich, 1821 - Rodents
        Suborder: Myomorpha Brandt, 1855 - Mice, Rats
        Infraorder: Myodonta (Schaub, in Grassé & Dekeyser, 1955) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell,
        Series: Amniota
        Superfamily: Muroidea Illiger, 1811
        Family: Muridae (Illiger, 1811) Gray, 1821:303 - Rats, Mice, Hamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Gerbils
        Subfamily: Murinae - Old World Mice, Old World Rats
        Genus: Kadarsanomys Musser, 1981
        Specific name: sodyi (Bartels, 1937)
        Scientific name: Kadarsanomys sodyi (Bartels, 1937)

Notes:

Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 05-Feb-2001

Physical Description

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Distribution

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Habitat

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Biome

Terrestrial

Ecology

An arboreal species (Nowak 1999).

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Kadarsanomys:

There are approximately 1 species and subspecies in this genus: K. sodyi (Sody's Tree Rat)

Members of the genus Oryzomys:

Bibliography

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Nowak, R.M. (ed.) 1999. Walkers Mammals of the World. Sixth edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London.
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. 1993. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC, USA. xviii + 1207. ISBN: 1-56098-217-9.

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Notes

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Contributors:

Baillie, J. 1996. Kadarsanomys sodyi. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.

Identifiers:

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 585265
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 357259
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 6142

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Last Revised: March 17, 2008