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Maxomys bartelsii

Description

Maxomys bartelsii (Jentink 1910)

[Mus] bartelsii Jentink 1910, Notes Leyden Mus., 33: 69.

Type Locality: Indonesia, W Java, Gunung Pangerango-Gede, 6000 ft (1830 m).

Vernacular Names: Bartels's Javan Maxomys.

Synonyms: Maxomys obscuratus (Bartels 1938); Maxomys tjibunensis (Sody 1933).

Distribution: Endemic to montane forests on volcanos of W and C Java (Van Peenen et al., 1974).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Morphology, chromosomes, and geographic distribution reviewed by Van Peenen et al. (1974); skull and dentition illustrated in Musser and Newcomb (1983). Reviewed also by Corbet and Hill (1992). Member of a suite of murine rodents endemic to Java (Musser, 1986; see account of Kadarsanomys sodyi).

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 1369, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Jentink
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Rodentia
Family
Muridae
Genus
Maxomys
Species
bartelsii
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Maxomys bartelsii (Jentink, 1910) sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Van Peenen, P. F. D., R. H. Light, F. J. Duncan, R. See, J. Sulianti Saroso, B. Boeadi, and W. P. Carney. 1974. Observation on Rattus bartelsii (Rodentia: Muridae). Treubia, 28: 83 - 117.
  • Musser, G. G., and C. Newcomb. 1983. Malaysian murids and the giant rat of Sumatra. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 174: 327 - 598.
  • Corbet, G. B., and J. E. Hill. 1992. Mammals of the Indomalayan region. A systematic review. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 488 pp.