Rattus_salocco

Southeastern xanthurus rat

Southeastern xanthurus rat

Species of rodent

The southeastern xanthurus rat (Rattus salocco), is a rodent of the genus Rattus.

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Habitat

This species is known only from the southeastern peninsula of Sulawesi, where it has been found at 300 and 1,500 m (980 and 4,920 ft) altitude.[2] Only three specimens of this poorly understood species are known; the last were collected in 1932 at the mountain Tanke Salokko. The IUCN Red List therefore lists the species as Data Deficient.[3]

Classification

Although R. salocco is usually considered a subspecies or synonym of Rattus xanthurus, R. salocco was recognized as a separate species more closely related to R. marmosurus in the 2005 third edition of Mammal Species of the World.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Gerrie, R.; Kennerley, R. (2017). "Rattus salocco". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T136700A22446430. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T136700A22446430.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Musser & Carleton 2005, p. 1487.
  3. [3]
    Musser, Lunde & Aplin 2008.

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