Southeastern Mountain Taeromys
Taeromys arcuatus (Tate & Archbold, 1935)
Also calledRat-laineux du Salokko (fra) · Salokko-Sulawesi-Ratte (deu) · krysa krátkohlavá (ces) · salokkonrotta (fin) · taerek wierzchołkowy (pol) · Салоккская крыса (rus) · ツヤネズミ (jpn)
First described in: Am. Mus. Novit. vol.802 p.9
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
COMMENTS: Closest relative is the population (as yet unnamed and undescribed) in C Sulawesi (Musser and Holden, 1991). Sody (1941) proposed Arcuomys, a nomen nudum, for this species.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
materials_examined
TYPE LOCALITY: Indonesia, SE Sulawesi, Pegunnungan Mekongga, Tanke Salokko, 1500 m.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
discussion
COMMENT: Formerly included in Rattus and Arcuomys; see comment under genus.
Order Rodentia (Part 5)
materials_examined
TYPE LOCALITY: Indonesia, S. E. Sulawesi, Mengkoka Range, Tanka Salocco, 1500 m.
Order Rodentia (Part 5)
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2438553.