Rattus ranjiniae Agrawal & Ghosal 1969 ...
665. Ranjini’s Rat Rattus ranjiniae French: Rat de Ranjini / German: Kerala-Ratte / Spanish: Rata de Ranjini Other common names: Kerala Rat, Ranjini’s Field Rat Taxonomy. Rattus ranjiniae Agrawal & Ghosal, 1969, Trivandrum, Kerala State, south-western Indian Peninsula, India. Placement of R. ran...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Text |
| Language: | unknown |
| Published: |
Lynx Edicions
2017
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6868923 https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.6868923 |
| Summary: | 665. Ranjini’s Rat Rattus ranjiniae French: Rat de Ranjini / German: Kerala-Ratte / Spanish: Rata de Ranjini Other common names: Kerala Rat, Ranjini’s Field Rat Taxonomy. Rattus ranjiniae Agrawal & Ghosal, 1969, Trivandrum, Kerala State, south-western Indian Peninsula, India. Placement of R. ranjiniaein Rattus is unresolved, and it has not been included in any phylogenetic studies. This unique species should eventually be included in different genus. Monotypic. Distribution. Only scattered localities in Kerala, SW India. Descriptive notes. Head-body 162 261 mm, tail 187-232 mm, ear 18-21 mm, hindfoot 44-47 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. Ranjini’s Rat is medium to large and distinctive. Pelage is long and soft, with soft spines throughout; dorsum is grayish brown; and venter is off white. Hindfeet are long and slender; claws are rather long proportionally compared with other species of Rattus. Ears are fairly short; vibrissaeare long. Tail is ¢.100% of head-body length, thin, and ... : 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 832, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6887260 ... |
|---|