Rattus osgoodi Musser and Newcomb 1985

Rattus osgoodi Musser and Newcomb 1985, Am. Mus . Novit., 2814: 18.

Type Locality: S Vietnam, Lâm Dðng Province, Langbian Peak, 5000 ft (1524 m; see Musser and Newcomb, 1985:18, for details).

Vernacular Names: Osgood's Vietnamese Rat.

Distribution: Recorded only from two localities on Langbian (= Lam Vien) Plateau in the Dà Lat region of S Vietnam, 900-2000 m (Musser and Newcomb, 1985).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Rattus rattus species group. A Lang Bian Plateau endemic morphologically and probably phylogenetically related to R. losea (Musser and Newcomb, 1985) . Among the smallest in body size of the R. rattus species group.