Rattus baluensis

Rattus baluensis (Thomas, 1894). Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 14:454. TYPE LOCALITY: Malaysia, Sabah (N Borneo), Gunung Kinabalu, 8000 ft. DISTRIBUTION: Known only from 7000- 12,500 ft on slopes of Gunung Kinabalu, N Borneo (Musser, 1986). COMMENTS: Taxonomic history of past, and incorrect, associa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Guy G. Musser, Michael D. Carleton
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: Smithsonian Institution Press 1993
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Rattus
Rattus baluensis
Sunda
Many Islands
Rattus rattus
Online Access:https://zenodo.org/record/7284917
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7284917
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Summary:Rattus baluensis (Thomas, 1894). Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 14:454. TYPE LOCALITY: Malaysia, Sabah (N Borneo), Gunung Kinabalu, 8000 ft. DISTRIBUTION: Known only from 7000- 12,500 ft on slopes of Gunung Kinabalu, N Borneo (Musser, 1986). COMMENTS: Taxonomic history of past, and incorrect, association of baluensis with Rattus rattus was documented by Musser (1986), who also noted that its closest relative is probably R. tiomanicus, which occurs in lowlands of Borneo and on many islands of the Sunda Shelf. Published as part of Guy G. Musser & Michael D. Carleton, 1993, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, pp. 501-755 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 650, DOI:10.5281/zenodo.7353098

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