Philippine Rattus : a new species from the Sulu Archipelago. American Museum novitates

• Main Authors: Musser, Guy G., Heaney, Lawrence R.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: New York, N.Y. : American Museum of Natural History 1985
• Subjects: QL1 .A436 no.2818; 1985; Rattus tawitawiensis; Rodents > Philippines > Sulu Archipelago; Mammals > Philippines > Sulu Archipelago; Sunda; Rattus rattus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2246/5226

32 p. : ill., maps 26 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 30-32). "A new species, Rattus tawitawiensis, is described from Tawitawi Island in the southern Sulu Islands. It is native to the island, whereas Rattus rattus mindanensis, which also occurs there, is not. The known mammalian fau...