Tate's Shrew Rat
Tateomys rhinogradoides Musser, 1969
Also calledRat de Tate (fra) · Tate-Sulawesi-Spitzmausratte (deu) · sulawesinkärsähiiri (fin) · szczurówka górska (pol) · Крыса Тейта (rus) · テートネズミ (jpn)
First described in: Am. Mus. Novit. vol.2384 p.3
Tate's shrew rat (Tateomys rhinogradoides) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found only in central Sulawesi, Indonesia, where it has been recorded on Mount Latimodjong (Mount Rantemario), Mount Tokala, and Mount Nokilalaki. The species is named after American zoologist George Henry Hamilton Tate.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: This terrestrial vermivore is the largest-bodied of the species of Tateomys and Melasmothrix. Stomach morphology closely similar to that of Tateomys macrocercus and Melasmothrix naso and unlike the large-bodied, Sulawesian shrew rat, Echiothrix centrosa, which occurs in lowland tropical evergeen rain forest at lower altitudes in the same region (Musser and Durden, 2002).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
Distribution: Known from the type locality, Gunung Tokala, and Gunung Nokilalaki at high elevations in tropical upper montane rain forest in C core of Sulawesi; most likely will be found on other mountains in C Sulawesi in similar forest formations.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
materials_examined
Type Locality: Indonesia, C Sulawesi, Gunung Latimodjong, 2200 m.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
DISTRIBUTION: Known from the type locality, Gunung Tokala, and Gunung Nokilalaki at high elevations in upper montane rain forest in central core of Sulawesi.
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 2438701.