Margaretamys elegans Musser 1981

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 : 1359

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316535
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/2A904C5A-E9BD-9998-92CF-93E419CA7377
treatment provided by	Guido
scientific name	Margaretamys elegans Musser 1981
status

Treatment

Margaretamys elegans Musser 1981 , Bull. Am. Mus . Nat. Hist., 168: 286.

Type Locality: Indonesia, C Sulawesi, Gunung Nokilalaki , 6500 ft (1980 m).

Vernacular Names: Elegant Margaretamys.

Distribution: Originally recorded only from 1600-2285 m in montane rain forest on Gunung Nokilalaki , but a specimen ( AMNH 267763) was obtained from farther south in the Mamasa Area (02 o 56'S / 119 o 22'E) of C Sulawesi. Probably occurs on mountains elsewhere in C core of the island.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: The largest in body size of the three species and the most squirrel-like in habitus.