Nesoromys ceramicus (Thomas 1920)

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 : 1416

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316535
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scientific name	Nesoromys ceramicus (Thomas 1920)
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[Stenomys] ceramicus Thomas 1920 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 6: 425.

Type Locality: Indonesia, Moluccas, Pulau Seram, Gunung Manusela , 6000 ft (1830 m).

Vernacular Names: Seram Island Mountain Rat.

Distribution: Endemic to montane forests of Pulau Seram.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as Stenomys ceramicus .

Discussion: Morphologically superficially similar to the Rattus niobe complex of New Guinea, but may not be closely related to that group ( Ellerman, 1941; Flannery, 1995 b). Originally described as a species of Nesoromys ( Thomas, 1920 c) , but subsequently merged with Stenomys (Rümmler, 1938; Musser and Carleton, 1993). Known only by the type series consisting of three specimens (in BMNH) and an additional example in the Western Australia Museum ( Helgen, 2003 b).