Rattus pelurus Sody 1941 ...

• 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 pelurus; Rattus rattus; Lynx
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6868966; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.6868966

691. Peleng Island Xanthurus Rat Rattus pelurus French: Rat de Peleng / German: Peleng-Gelbschwanzratte / Spanish: Rata de cola dorada de Peleng Other common names: Peleng Rat, Peleng Xanthurus Rat Taxonomy. Rattus foramineus pelurus Sody, 1941, Pulau Peleng (1°23’ S, 123°14’ E), east of Sulawesi, Kepulauan Banggai, Indonesia. Rattus pelurus is in the R. xanthurus species group within Rattus, although its exact relationship is uncertain and genetic studies are needed. It has been included as a subspecies of R. xanthurus. The R. xanthurus species group is currently under revision. Monotypic. Distribution. Peleng I, off E Sulawesi, Indonesia. Descriptive notes. Head-body 236-267 mm,tail 245-297 mm, ear 24-26 mm, hindfoot 44-45 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. The Peleng Island Xanthurus Rat is large, with harsh long pelage, very conspicuous black guard hairs, and soft spines. Dorsum is grayish brown; venteris grayish and not sharply demarcated from dorsum. Hindfeet are wide. Ears are pale ... : 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 841, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6887260 ...