Rattus koopmani Musser & Holden 1991 ...

• Main Authors: Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Lynx Edicions 2017
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Chordata; Mammalia; Rodentia; Muridae; Rattus; Rattus koopmani; Rattus rattus; Lynx
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6828233; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.6828233

688. Koopman'’s Peleng Island Rat Rattus koopmani French: Rat de Koopman / German: Koopman-Ratte / Spanish: Rata de Peleng de Koopman Other common names: Koopman's Rat Taxonomy. Rattus koopmani Musser & Holden, 1991, “Pulau Peleng... (1°23°5, 123°14’E), the largest of the islands in Kepulauan Banggai, is separated from mainland Sulawesi by deepwater Selat Peleng,” Indonesia. Rattus koopmani is in the R. rattus species group and closely related to R.hoffmanni, although further genetic studies are needed to fully understand its placement within thegroup. Monotypic. Distribution. Peleng I, BanggaiIs, Indonesia. Descriptive notes. Head—body 233 mm, tail 215 mm, ear 23 mm, hindfoot 45 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. Koopman'’s Peleng Island Ratis large and similar to Hoffmann’s Sulawesi Rat (R. hoffmanni). Pelage is moderately dense and harsh, with black guard hairs and soft spines. Dorsum is burnished dark brownish buff, paler on sides with pale gray underfur and mostly translucent ... : 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 839, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6887260 ...