Rattus montanus W. W. A. Phillips 1932
008. Sr 1 Lankan Mountain Rat Rattus montanus French: Rat du Sri Lanka / German: Sri-Lanka-Ratte / Spanish: Rata de montana de Sri Lanka Other common names: Jungle Rat, Nellu Rat, Nillu Rat Taxonomy. Rattus montanus W. W. A. Phillips, 1932, Ohiya, 6000 ft (= 1830 m), West Haputale, Sri Lanka. Relati...
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:6868931 2024-09-15T18:32:09+00:00 Rattus montanus W. W. A. Phillips 1932 Don E. Wilson Russell A. Mittermeier Thomas E. Lacher, Jr 2017-11-30 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6868931 http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E30E27534C2FF73E15124A170F782F3 unknown Lynx Edicions https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6887260 http://publication.plazi.org/id/E2099A0D3426FF97E1372C0977498313 https://sibils.text-analytics.ch/search/collections/plazi/1E30E27534C2FF73E15124A170F782F3 https://www.gbif.org/species/197825675 https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/100954/taxon/1E30E27534C2FF73E15124A170F782F3.taxon https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6888341 https://zenodo.org/communities/biosyslit https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6868930 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6868931 oai:zenodo.org:6868931 http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E30E27534C2FF73E15124A170F782F3 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode Biodiversity Taxonomy Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Muridae Rattus Rattus montanus info:eu-repo/semantics/other 2017 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.686893110.5281/zenodo.688726010.5281/zenodo.688834110.5281/zenodo.6868930 2024-07-25T18:46:47Z 008. Sr 1 Lankan Mountain Rat Rattus montanus French: Rat du Sri Lanka / German: Sri-Lanka-Ratte / Spanish: Rata de montana de Sri Lanka Other common names: Jungle Rat, Nellu Rat, Nillu Rat Taxonomy. Rattus montanus W. W. A. Phillips, 1932, Ohiya, 6000 ft (= 1830 m), West Haputale, Sri Lanka. Relationship of R. montanus in Rattus is uncertain and requires genetic research. Monotypic. Distribution. C Sri Lanka. Descriptive notes. Male: head-body 171 mm, tail 208 mm, ear 21-5 mm, hindfoot 33 mm (averages); female: head—body 160 mm, tail 228 mm, ear 21 mm, hindfoot 34 mm (one specimen). No specific data are available for body weight. Males appear to be larger than females. The Sri Lankan Mountain Rat is large and distinctive, with long, soft, and dense pelage. Dorsum is dark gray brown, with rufous tinge, being more rufous on sides and darker with brown-tipped hairs and lead graybases along spine. Dorsal pelage blends into ventral pelage. Venter is light hoary steel gray, with bluish gray hairs with white tips. Chin and upper throat are pure white; sides of face are light gray. Feet are light gray brown, nearly white on toes of hindfeet and inner surfaces of forefeet. Ears are dusky; vibrissae are long and black. Tail is ¢.122-143% of head-body length and unicolored dusky blackish brown, with dusky hairs sparsely covering it. Habitat. Tropical evergreen montane forest and wet grasslands. Food and Feeding. The Sri Lankan Mountain Rat is known to eat seeds of Strobilanthes sp. (Acanthaceae), and its populations may fluctuate based on the plant’s abundance. Breeding. No information. Activity patterns. The Sri Lankan Mountain Ratis terrestrial, diurnal, and crepuscular. Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information. Status and Conservation. Classified as Endangered on The IUCN Red List. Habitat loss and degradation due to agricultural expansion,fire, and cutting of forests seem to be the major threats. Sri Lankan Mountain Rats occur in Horton Plains National Park and Knuckles Forest Reserve. Additional ... Other/Unknown Material Rattus rattus Zenodo |
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008. Sr 1 Lankan Mountain Rat Rattus montanus French: Rat du Sri Lanka / German: Sri-Lanka-Ratte / Spanish: Rata de montana de Sri Lanka Other common names: Jungle Rat, Nellu Rat, Nillu Rat Taxonomy. Rattus montanus W. W. A. Phillips, 1932, Ohiya, 6000 ft (= 1830 m), West Haputale, Sri Lanka. Relationship of R. montanus in Rattus is uncertain and requires genetic research. Monotypic. Distribution. C Sri Lanka. Descriptive notes. Male: head-body 171 mm, tail 208 mm, ear 21-5 mm, hindfoot 33 mm (averages); female: head—body 160 mm, tail 228 mm, ear 21 mm, hindfoot 34 mm (one specimen). No specific data are available for body weight. Males appear to be larger than females. The Sri Lankan Mountain Rat is large and distinctive, with long, soft, and dense pelage. Dorsum is dark gray brown, with rufous tinge, being more rufous on sides and darker with brown-tipped hairs and lead graybases along spine. Dorsal pelage blends into ventral pelage. Venter is light hoary steel gray, with bluish gray hairs with white tips. Chin and upper throat are pure white; sides of face are light gray. Feet are light gray brown, nearly white on toes of hindfeet and inner surfaces of forefeet. Ears are dusky; vibrissae are long and black. Tail is ¢.122-143% of head-body length and unicolored dusky blackish brown, with dusky hairs sparsely covering it. Habitat. Tropical evergreen montane forest and wet grasslands. Food and Feeding. The Sri Lankan Mountain Rat is known to eat seeds of Strobilanthes sp. (Acanthaceae), and its populations may fluctuate based on the plant’s abundance. Breeding. No information. Activity patterns. The Sri Lankan Mountain Ratis terrestrial, diurnal, and crepuscular. Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information. Status and Conservation. Classified as Endangered on The IUCN Red List. Habitat loss and degradation due to agricultural expansion,fire, and cutting of forests seem to be the major threats. Sri Lankan Mountain Rats occur in Horton Plains National Park and Knuckles Forest Reserve. Additional ... |
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