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

TYPE LOCALITY: Indonesia, W Sumatra, Korinchi Peak, 7300 ft .

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

COMMENTS: At one time listed as a subspecies of alticola (Chasen, 1940), but later reinstated as a distinctive species (Medway, 1964; Musser et al., 1979).