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Friday, September 3, 2010

Raffles Museum Treasures: Large bamboo rat

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Large bamboo rat (Rhizomys sumatrensis)

On the subspecies of Rhizomys sumatrensis (Raffles) with some notes on related species
IUCN Red List


(Photo by Niall Corbet)
Posted by Ivan at 12:00 PM
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