Laonastes aenigmamus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Hystricomorpha
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Hystricomorpha

Laonastes aenigmamus Jenkins, Kilpatrick, Robinson & Timmins, 2005: 422

Holotype: BMNH 1999.72 (collector's number 20/99), adult ♂, body in alcohol with skull removed, collected by Mark F. Robinson.
Type locality: “Vicinity of Ban Mauang and Ban Doy, Thakhek District, south eastern edge of Khammouan Limestone National Biodiversity Conservation Area, Khammouan Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic, 17°33'45"N 104°49'10"E, altitude 160 m asl”.

Jenkins, P.D., Kilpatrick, C.W., Robinson, M.F. & Timmins, R.J. 2005. Morphological and molecular investigations of a new family, genus and species of rodent (Mammalia: Rodentia: Hystricognatha) from Lao PDR. Systematics and Biodiversity 2(4): 419–454. DOI: 10.1017/S1477200004001549 ; ResearchGate Reference page.

Dawson, M.R. et al. 2006. Laonastes and the "Lazarus effect" in Recent mammals. Science, 311(5766): 1456–1458. DOI: 10.1126/science.1124187
Nguyen, D. et al. 2014: Distribution and habitat of the Laotian rock rat Laonastes aenigmamus Jenkins, Kilpatrick, Robinson & Timmins, 2005 (Rodentia: Diatomyidae) in Vietnam. Biodiversity data journal 2: e4188. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.2.e4188 Reference page.

English: Laotian rock rat
suomi: Kivirotta
magyar: Laoszi sziklapatkány
日本語: ラオスイワネズミ
ไทย: หนูหิน