Mus (Coelomys) vulcani Robinson and Kloss 1919

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 : 1411

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scientific name	Mus (Coelomys) vulcani Robinson and Kloss 1919
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Mus (Coelomys) vulcani Robinson and Kloss 1919 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 4: 378.

Type Locality: Indonesia, W Java, Gunung Gede, Gandang Badak , 7900 ft (2408 m).

Vernacular Names: Javan Shrew-like Mouse.

Distribution: Endemic to upper montane tropical evergreen rain forests in mountains of W Java.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Subgenus Coelomys . Originally described as a subspecies of Mycteromys crociduroides ( Chasen, 1940) , but vulcani is a separate species (based upon Musser’s study of specimens of vulcani and crociduroides ). Both M. vulcani and M. crociduroides are the only living native Mus recorded from islands on the Sunda Shelf (Musser, 1986; Musser and Newcomb, 1983). Part of the suite of murines endemic to Java (see account of Kadarsanomys sodyi ). Curiously, Wang (2003) listed M. vulcani as part of the Chinese fauna from S Yunnan.