Rattus montanus W. W. A. Phillips 1932 ...

• 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 montanus; Rattus rattus; Lynx
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6868931; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.6868931

008. Sr 1 Lankan Mountain Rat Rattus montanus French: Rat du Sri Lanka / German: Sri-Lanka-Ratte / Spanish: Rata de montana de Sri Lanka Other common names: Jungle Rat, Nellu Rat, Nillu Rat Taxonomy. Rattus montanus W. W. A. Phillips, 1932, Ohiya, 6000 ft (= 1830 m), West Haputale, Sri Lanka. Relationship of R. montanus in Rattus is uncertain and requires genetic research. Monotypic. Distribution. C Sri Lanka. Descriptive notes. Male: head-body 171 mm, tail 208 mm, ear 21-5 mm, hindfoot 33 mm (averages); female: head—body 160 mm, tail 228 mm, ear 21 mm, hindfoot 34 mm (one specimen). No specific data are available for body weight. Males appear to be larger than females. The Sri Lankan Mountain Rat is large and distinctive, with long, soft, and dense pelage. Dorsum is dark gray brown, with rufous tinge, being more rufous on sides and darker with brown-tipped hairs and lead graybases along spine. Dorsal pelage blends into ventral pelage. Venter is light hoary steel gray, with bluish gray hairs with white tips. ... : 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 833, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6887260 ...