Daovantien's limestone rat
| Daovantien's limestone rat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Tribe: | Rattini |
| Genus: | Tonkinomys Musser, Lunde, & Son, 2006 |
| Species: | T. daovantieni |
| Binomial name | |
| Tonkinomys daovantieni Musser, Lunde, & Son, 2006 | |
Daovantien’s limestone rat (Tonkinomys daovantieni) is a genus of Muridae rodent native to northeastern Vietnam. It was first discovered in a forested talus habitat in the Huu Lien Nature Reserve, Lang Son Province. It is the only known species in the genus Tonkinomys.