Rattus korinchi ...
081. Sumatran Mountain Rat Rattus korinchi French: Rat du Kerinci / German: Sumatra-Ratte / Spanish: Rata de montana de Sumatra Other common names: Kerinci Rat, Korinch’'s Rat Taxonomy. Epimys korinchi H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1916, Sungai Kring, 7300 ft (= 2225 m), Gunung Kerinci, Propinsi...
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| Summary: | 081. Sumatran Mountain Rat Rattus korinchi French: Rat du Kerinci / German: Sumatra-Ratte / Spanish: Rata de montana de Sumatra Other common names: Kerinci Rat, Korinch’'s Rat Taxonomy. Epimys korinchi H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1916, Sungai Kring, 7300 ft (= 2225 m), Gunung Kerinci, Propinsi Jambi, western Sumatra, Indonesia. Phylogenetic position of R. korinchi inRattus is unclear, although it might be related to R.baluensis, which it has been considered conspecific with. Monotypic. Distribution. Mt Talakmau and Mt Kerinci, W Sumatra. Descriptive notes. Head-body 166- 169 mm, tail 209-224 mm, ear 23 mm, hindfoot 34-35 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. The Sumatran Mountain Rat is medium-sized, with long, dense, and soft pelage. Dorsum is dark tawny, with longer black guard hairs mixed throughout and slightly lighter on sides. Hairs are gray-tipped, with ocherous tawny bases. Venter is grayish white, with white patches on throat, chest, and inguinal region, and not sharply demarcated from ... : 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 837, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6887260 ... |
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