Komodomys rintjanus (Sody 1941)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1189-1531 : 1339

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scientific name	Komodomys rintjanus (Sody 1941)
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[Rattus] rintjanus Sody 1941 , Treubia, 18: 310.

Type Locality: Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara, Pulau Rintja, Lohoboeaja.

Vernacular Names: Nusa Tenggara Komodomys.

Distribution: Nusa Tenggara: islands of Rintja, Padar, and Flores; probably occurs on other islands in the Lesser Sunda chain (e.g., Komodo).

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Populations on Rintja and Padar are represented by modern samples, that from Flores by subfossil fragments recovered from sediments 4000-3000 years old ( Musser, 1981 c; undescribed material studied by Musser).