Rattus enganus ...

• 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 enganus; Rattus rattus; Lynx
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6868946; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.6868946

679. Enggano Island Rat Rattus enganus French: Rat d'Enggano / German: Enggano-Ratte / Spanish: Rata de Enggano Other common names: Enggano Rat Taxonomy. Mus enganus G. S. Miller, 1906, “Engano Island [= Pulau Enggano],” Indonesia Placement of enganus in Rattus is unre-solved, but itis considered morphologically primitive for the genus. It is morphologi-cally similar to R.macleari and R. xanthurus and probably related to the two recently extinct species from Christmas Islands, R.macleari and R. nativitatis. There are no genetic studies involving R. enganus. Monotypic. Distribution. Enggano I, off SW Sumatra. Descriptive notes. Head-body 228 mm, tail 257 mm, ear 19 mm, hindfoot 46 mm (from type specimen, a male). No specific data are available for body weight. The Enggano Island Rat is an endemic and very distinct species of Rattus. Pelage is soft (almost silky), long, and covered in short grooved black spines. Dorsum is dull, pale ocherous buff, suffused with smoke gray on sides and cheeks and blending into ... : 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 836-837, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6887260 ...