Rattus xanthurus Gray 1867

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 : 1494

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Rattus xanthurus Gray 1867
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Rattus xanthurus Gray 1867 View in CoL

Rattus xanthurus Gray 1867 View in CoL , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1867: 598.

Type Locality: Indonesia, NE Sulawesi, Tondano, 3600 ft (1100 m).

Vernacular Names: Northeastern Xanthurus Rat.

Synonyms: Rattus faberi ( Jentink 1883) ; Rattus paraxanthus ( Sody 1941) .

Distribution: NE Sulawesi only, from vicinity of Teluk Kuandang (0°50'N, 122°52'E) eastward in NE region of N peninsula of Sulawesi.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Rattus xanthurus species group. See Musser (1971 c-e, 1984) for justification behind allocation of synonyms. One of the larger-bodied members of this complex, which includes R. bontanus , R. marmosurus , R. salocco , and R. pelurus . Occurs sympatrically with R. marmosurus on the NE Peninsula. Sody (1941) included xanthurus in Taeromys . Although the R. xanthurus group may eventually be removed from Rattus ( Musser and Holden, 1991) , it does not belong in Taeromys (Musser, ms).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Muridae

Genus

Rattus

Loc

Rattus xanthurus Gray 1867

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005
2005
Loc

Rattus xanthurus

Gray 1867: 598
1867
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