Rattus marmosurus Thomas 1921 ...

• 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 marmosurus; Rattus rattus; Lynx
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6868962; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.6868962

689. Marmoset Xanthurus Rat Rattus marmosurus French: Rat a queue de singe / German: Opossum-Gelbschwanzratte / Spanish: Rata de cola dorada titi Other common names: Marmoset Rat, Opossum Rat, Opossum Xanthurus Rat Taxonomy. Rattus marmosurus Thomas, 1921, “Mt. Masarang [= Gunung Masarang], Minahassa, 2000’ [= 610 m],” north-eastern Sulawesi, Indonesia. Rattus marmosurus is in the R. xanthurus species group. The taxon facetus is almost certainly a distinct species, but until formal revision of the R. xanthurus species group 1s published, it isconsidered a subspecies of R. marmosurus. Two subspecies recognized. Subspecies and Distribution. R.m.marmosurusThomas,1921—NEpeninsulaofSulawesi. R. m. facetus G. S. Miller & Hollister, 1921 — S portion of the NE peninsula and C Sulawesi. Descriptive notes. Head-body 135-230 mm, tail 175-263 mm, ear 21 mm, hindfoot 33-38-5 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. The Marmoset Xanthurus Rat is medium to large, with long (longer on rump) and relatively ... : 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 839, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6887260 ...