Southeastern xanthurus rat
The southeastern xanthurus rat (Rattus salocco), is a rodent of the genus Rattus.
| Southeastern xanthurus rat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Rattus |
| Species: | R. salocco |
| Binomial name | |
| Rattus salocco Tate and Archbold, 1935 | |
Habitat
This species is known only from the southeastern peninsula of Sulawesi, where it has been found at 300 and 1,500 m (980 and 4,920 ft) altitude.[1] Only three specimens of this poorly understood species are known; the last were collected in 1932 at the mountain Tanke Salokko. The IUCN Red List therefore lists the species as Data Deficient.[2]
Classification
Although R. salocco is usually considered a subspecies or synonym of Rattus xanthurus, R. salocco was recognized as a separate species more closely related to R. marmosurus in the 2005 third edition of Mammal Species of the World.[1]
References
- Musser & Carleton 2005, p. 1487.
- Musser, Lunde & Aplin 2008.
Notes
- Musser, G.; Lunde, D.; Aplin, K. (2008). "Rattus salocco". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved August 17, 2011.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore, Maryland: The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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