Rattus satarae ...
666. Sahyadris Forest Rat Rattus satarae French: Rat des Sahyadri / German: Sahyadris-Ratte / Spanish: Rata de bosque de Sahyadris Other common names: Sahayadri Rat, Sahayadri Forest Rat Taxonomy. Rattus rattus satarae Hinton, 1918, “Ghatmatha, Satara District [Maharashtra State], edge of the Wester...
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| Summary: | 666. Sahyadris Forest Rat Rattus satarae French: Rat des Sahyadri / German: Sahyadris-Ratte / Spanish: Rata de bosque de Sahyadris Other common names: Sahayadri Rat, Sahayadri Forest Rat Taxonomy. Rattus rattus satarae Hinton, 1918, “Ghatmatha, Satara District [Maharashtra State], edge of the Western Ghats [India]... altitude about 2000’ [= 610 m].” Rattus satarae is sister to the R. norvegicus species group and is considered a distinctive lineage not closely related to other Rattus species. Monotypic. Distribution. Western Ghats of SW India (Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu). Descriptive notes. Head-body 157- 190 mm, tail 153-235 mm, ear 21-26-5 mm, hindfoot 27-5-34-5 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. The Sahyadris Forest Rat is medium-sized and similar to the Roof Rat (R. rattus). Pelage is long and soft, with flexible long dark brown spines mixed throughout. Dorsum is reddish brown or grayish red; venter is white oryellowish. Feet are usually white dorsally. Ears are brown; ... : 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 pages 832-833, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6887260 ... |
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