Maxomys hylomyoides (Robinson and Kloss 1916)

[Maxomys] hylomyoides (Robinson and Kloss 1916), J. Str. Br. Roy. Asiat. Soc., 73: 273.

Type Locality: Indonesia, W Sumatra, Korinchi Peak, 7300 ft (2225 m).

Vernacular Names: Sumatran Mountain Maxomys.

Distribution: Endemic to montane forests in mountainous backbone of W Sumatra.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: At one time listed as a subspecies of M. alticola (Chasen, 1940), but later reinstated as a distinctive species (Medway, 1964; Musser et al., 1979). Member of a suite of murines endemic to Sumatra that includes Maxomys inflatus, Mus crociduroides, Rattus korinchi, and R. hoogerwerfi (Musser, 1986) .