Rattus mindorensis ...

• 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 mindorensis; Rattus rattus; Lynx
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6868981; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.6868981

700. Mindoro Mountain Rat Rattus mindorensis French: Rat de Mindoro / German: Schwarze Mindoro-Ratte / Spanish: Rata de montana de Mindoro Other common names: Mindoro Black Rat, Mindoro Soft-furred Rat Taxonomy. Mus mindorensis Thomas, 1898, Mount Dulangan, 5000 ft (= 1524 m), Mindoro Island, Philippines. Rattus mindorensis is in the R. rattus species group; it is morphologically similar to R. tiomanicus but not closely related to other Philippine Rattus species. It could be an insular form of R. tiomanicus, although this requires more research. Monotypic. Distribution. Mindoro I, Philippines. Descriptive notes. Head—body 190 mm,tail 163 mm, hindfoot 32-5 mm (from holotype). No specific data are available for body weight. The Mindoro Mountain Rat is medium-sized and very similar to the Malaysian Field Rat (R. tiomanicus). Pelage is soft, dense, and short. Dorsum is dark or blackish brown, highlighted with chestnut hues and covered with short black guard hairs. Venter is dark gray, washed with pale buff, ... : 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 ...