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Margaretamys parvus Musser 1981

Description

Margaretamys parvus Musser 1981

Margaretamys parvus Musser 1981, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 168: 294.

Type Locality: Indonesia, C Sulawesi, Gunung Nokilalaki, 7400 ft (2256 m).

Vernacular Names: Lesser Margaretamys.

Distribution: Known only from 1830-2286 m in montane rain forest on Gunung Nokilalaki, but probably occurs elsewhere in mountainous C Sulawesi.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: The smallest of the three species and the most divergent in cranial and dental traits.

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, pp. 1189-1531 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 1359, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Musser
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Rodentia
Family
Muridae
Genus
Margaretamys
Species
parvus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Margaretamys parvus Musser, 1981 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Helgen, K. M., and D. E. Wilson. in press. A systematic and zoogeographic overview of the raccoons of Mexico and Central America. Instituto de Biologia, UNAM, Mexico.