Rattus korinchi Robinson and Kloss 1916

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 : 1472

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Rattus korinchi Robinson and Kloss 1916 , J. Str. Br. Roy. Asiat. Soc., 73: 275.

Type Locality: Indonesia, W Sumatra, Propinsi Jambi, Gunung Kerinci, Sungai Kring , 7300 ft (2225 m).

Vernacular Names: Sumatran Mountain Rat.

Distribution: Recorded only from Gunung Kerinci and Gunung Talakmau in W Sumatra (Musser, 1986:4).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Rattus species group unresolved. Revised by Musser (1986). Represented by very few specimens, and morphologically unlike any other described species of Rattus . Member of the cluster of murine species endemic to Sumatra (Musser, 1986; see also account of Maxomys hylomyoides ).