Rattus osgoodi Musser & Newcomb 1985 ...
674. Osgood’s Vietnamese Rat Rattus osgoodi French: Rat d'Osgood / German: Osgood-Ratte / Spanish: Rata de Vietnam de Osgood Other common names: Osgood'’s Rat Taxonomy. Rattus osgoodi Musser & Newcomb, 1985, “Langbian Peak, probably 5000 ft [= 1524 m],” Lam Dong Province, southern Viet...
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| Summary: | 674. Osgood’s Vietnamese Rat Rattus osgoodi French: Rat d'Osgood / German: Osgood-Ratte / Spanish: Rata de Vietnam de Osgood Other common names: Osgood'’s Rat Taxonomy. Rattus osgoodi Musser & Newcomb, 1985, “Langbian Peak, probably 5000 ft [= 1524 m],” Lam Dong Province, southern Vietnam. Rattus osgoodi is phylogenetically and morphologically closely related to R. losea, although more modern genetic studies are needed. Monotypic. Distribution. LLangbian Plateau, S Vietnam. Descriptive notes. Head-body 124- 171 mm, tail 147-161 mm, ear 17-20 mm, hindfoot 31-34 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. Osgood’s Vietnamese Rat is medium-sized and similar to the Losea Rat (R. losea). Pelage is dense, thick, soft, and silky. Dorsum is dark brown and lighter and buffier on sides. Venteris dark grayish brown, washed with buff, and dark gray under chin and in inguinal region. Juvenile dorsal pelage is dark brown.Feet are dark brown dorsally. Ears are dark brown; vibrissae are long. Tail is ¢.85% of ... : Published as part of Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, 2017, Muridae, pp. 536-884 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 835, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6887260 ... |
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