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Mindoro Mountain Rat
Rattus mindorensis (Thomas, 1898)
Also calledRat de Mindoro (fra) · Schwarze Mindoro-Bergratte (deu) · Schwarze Mindoro-Ratte (deu) · mindoronmustarotta (fin) · szczur mindorski (pol) · Миндорская чёрная крыса (rus) · ミンドロクマネズミ (jpn)
First described in: Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. vol.14 p.402
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Rattus rattus species group. Phylogenetically distant from other species of Rattus endemic to the Philippines (Musser and Heaney, 1992). Morphologically closely related to Rattus tiomanicus, which is native to Malay Peninsula and islands on the Sunda Shelf, and possibly only an insular variant of that species (Musser and Califia, 1982; Musser and Heaney, 1985; Musser, ms). Musser (1977 b) explained why picinus is a synonym. Murine fauna on Mindoro consists of Sundaic and Philippine elements, and R. mindorensis is a member of the former (see account of Anonymomys).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
Distribution: Greater Mindoro Faunal Region. Endemic to highlands of Mindoro (Philippines).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
materials_examined
Type Locality: Philippines, Mindoro Isl, Mt Dulangan, 5000 ft (1524 m).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
discussion
COMMENTS: Phylogenetically distant from other species of Rattus native to the Philippines (Musser and Heaney, 1992). Morphologically closely related to Rattus tiomanicus, which is native to Malay Peninsula and islands on the Sunda Shelf, and possibly only an insular variant of that species (Musser and Califia, 1982; Musser and Heaney, 1985). Musser (1977 b) explained why picinus is a synonym.
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 2439269.