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  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classMammalia
  4. ›orderRodentia
  5. ›familyMuridae
  6. ›genusEropeplus
Eropeplus canus
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IUCN LC · Least concern

Sulawesi Soft-furred Rat

Eropeplus canus Miller & Hollister, 1921

Also calledRat givré (fra) · Sulawesi-Langhaarratte (deu) · futrzak sulaweski (pol) · krysa bělošedá (ces) · sulawesinpehmorotta (fin) · Сулавесская мягкошерстная крыса (rus) · セレベスヤワゲネズミ (jpn)

First described in: Miller, Gerrit S. Jr., and N. Hollister. (1921). Twenty new mammals collected by H. C. Raven in Celebes. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, Vol. 34.

Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF

discussion

Discussion: Monotypic. Nearly indistinguishable from Lenomys meyeri in fur coloration and texture, tail color pattern, length of fur covering over base of tail, cranial conformation, and spermatozoal configuration, but differs sharply in molar occlusal patterns (Musser, 1981 c).

Order Rodentia - Family Muridae

distribution

Distribution: C Sulawesi; known only by small samples from a few places in montane tropical rainforest formations (Musser, 1970 d; Musser and Holden, 1991), 1800 - 2300 m; probably occurs throughout central core of the island in montane forest habitats.

Order Rodentia - Family Muridae

materials_examined

Type Locality: Indonesia, C Sulawesi, Gunung Lehio, above 6000 ft (1830 m).

Order Rodentia - Family Muridae

distribution

DISTRIBUTION: C Sulawesi; known only by small samples from a few places in montane tropical rainforest formations (Musser, 1970 d; Musser and Holden, 1991), but probably occurs throughout at least the central core of the island in suitable montane habitat.

Order Rodentia - Family Muridae

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2438145.