Mus (Coelomys) crociduroides Robinson and Kloss 1916

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 : 1393

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Mus (Coelomys) crociduroides Robinson and Kloss 1916 View in CoL

Mus (Coelomys) crociduroides Robinson and Kloss 1916 View in CoL , J. Str. Br. Roy. Asiat. Soc., 73: 271.

Type Locality: Indonesia, W Sumatra, Korinchi Peak , 10,000 ft (3050 m).

Vernacular Names: Sumatran Shrewlike Mouse.

Distribution: Upper montane rain forest in mountain chain along W Sumatra.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Coelomys . A distinct montane species endemic to the mountains of W Sumatra (Musser, 1986; Musser and Newcomb, 1983). Listed by Chasen (1940) as a species of Mycteromys , which also contained the Javan M. vulcani , the closest relative of M. crociduroides . Phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial 12S rRNA sequences clustered M. crociduroides with M. pahari ( Catzeflis and Denys, 1992; Chevret et al., 2003), reinforcing the alliance indicated by morphological traits ( Chevret et al., 2003; J. T. Marshall, Jr., 1977 b) – both are in subgenus Coelomys . Member of the suite of murines endemic to Sumatra (Musser, 1986; also see account of Maxomys hylomyoides ).