Rattus everetti ...
699. Philippine Forest Rat Rattus everetti French: Rat d’'Everett / German: Philippinen-Ratte / Spanish: Rata de bosque de Filipinas Other common names: Common Philippine Forest Rat Taxonomy. Mus everetti Gunther, 1879, northern Mindanao Island, Philippines. Rattus everetti clusters with Limnom...
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| Summary: | 699. Philippine Forest Rat Rattus everetti French: Rat d’'Everett / German: Philippinen-Ratte / Spanish: Rata de bosque de Filipinas Other common names: Common Philippine Forest Rat Taxonomy. Mus everetti Gunther, 1879, northern Mindanao Island, Philippines. Rattus everetti clusters with Limnomys and Tarsomys, making Rattus paraphyletic, but in other studies, it was found to be closely related to R. exulans. Although additional research is still needed,it could be placed in a separate genus at some point, or Limnomys and Tarsomys will be included within Rattus. There is substantial geographical variation of R. everett among islands that should be examined. Distribution. Philippines, including Luzon, Mindoro, Marinduque, Burias, Ticao, Sibuyan, Catanduanes, Panay, Samar, Calicoan, Leyte, Maripipi, Biliran, Bohol, Dinagat, Siargao, Camiguin, Mindanao, and Basilan Is. Descriptive notes. Head—body 207-237 mm, tail 181-244 mm, ear 25-29 mm, hindfoot 42-50 mm; weight 320-390 g. The Philippine Forest Rat is large, ... : 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 843, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6887260 ... |
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