Rattus baluensis (Thomas, 1894)

Guy G. Musser & Michael D. Carleton, 1993, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press, pp. 501-755 : 650

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scientific name	Rattus baluensis (Thomas, 1894)
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Rattus baluensis (Thomas, 1894) View in CoL . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 14:454.

TYPE LOCALITY: Malaysia, Sabah (N Borneo), Gunung Kinabalu, 8000 ft .

DISTRIBUTION: Known only from 7000- 12,500 ft on slopes of Gunung Kinabalu, N Borneo (Musser, 1986).

COMMENTS: Taxonomic history of past, and incorrect, association of baluensis with Rattus rattus was documented by Musser (1986), who also noted that its closest relative is probably R. tiomanicus , which occurs in lowlands of Borneo and on many islands of the Sunda Shelf.