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Hoogerwerf's Sumatran Rat
Rattus hoogerwerfi Chasen, 1939
Also calledHoogerwerf-Ratte (deu) · Rat de Hoogerwef (fra) · krysa Hoogerwerfova (ces) · leuserinrotta (fin) · szczur wysokogórski (pol) · Крыса Хугерверфа (rus) · スマトラクマネズミ (jpn)
First described in: Treubia vol.17 3 p.496
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Rattus species group unresolved. Very distinctive and possibly not a member of Rattus. Morphology and comparisons with other species documented by Musser and Newcomb (1983) and Musser (1986). Although phylogenetic affinities with species of Rattus from Sulawesi, the Philippines, and Christmas Isl have been claimed (Miller, 1942), and with R. korinchi (Chasen, 1939), no compelling evidence links R. hoogerwerfi with any other species (Musser, 1986). Member of the suite of murine species endemic to Sumatra (see Musser, 1986, and account of Maxomys hylomyoides).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
Distribution: Recorded from only between 885 and 2835 m in foothills and upper slopes of Gunung Leuser, Sumatra (Musser, 1986).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
materials_examined
Type Locality: Indonesia, W Sumatra, Aceh, Gunung Leuser, Blang Kedjeren, 2900 ft (885 m).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
discussion
COMMENTS: Very distinctive and possibly not a member of Rattus. Morphology and comparisons with other species documented by Musser and Newcomb (1983) and Musser (1986). Although phylogenetic affinities with species of Rattus from Sulawesi, the Philippines, and Christmas Island have been claimed by Miller (1942), and with R. korinchi by Chasen (1939), no compelling evidence links R. hoogerwerfi with any other species (Musser, 1986).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
Where it has been recorded
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2439254.