| Summary: | 15 p. : ill. 26 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 13-15). "I record here that the name Epimys benguetensis is based on a composite holotype: the skin is an example of Rattus rattus mindanensis and the skull is from R. nitidus. I also discuss a dichotomy between endemic and commensal murid rodents on the Philippine Islands and Celebes. Each area has its unique assemblage of endemic species of rats and mice; these are mostly restricted to primary forest. Each area shares a commensal fauna composed of Rattus rattus, R. exulans, R. argentiventer, R. norvegicus, R. nitidus, and Mus musculus. These animals live in habitats made and maintained by humans. Such a faunal dichotomy occurs wherever there is an endemic fauna and wherever humans have settled throughout the Indonesian Archipelago east of Wallace's Line"--P. [1].
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