| Buhler's coryphomys | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Extinct (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | †Coryphomys |
| Species: | †C. buehleri |
| Binomial name | |
| †Coryphomys buehleri Schaub, 1937 | |
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. It is related to the murines of New Guinea. Only subfossil fragments have been found to this day and were found in limestone caves in Indonesian West Timor. There is no precise information regarding the time of extinction or the cause of extinction.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Buhler's coryphomys". memim.com. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Coryphomys buehleri | |
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