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Sumatran Mountain Rat
Rattus korinchi (Robinson & Kloss, 1916)
Also calledRat du Kerinci (fra) · Sumatra-Ratte (deu) · kerincinrotta (fin) · krysa Korinchova (ces) · szczur samotny (pol) · Крыса Коринча (rus) · スマトラヤマクマネズミ (jpn)
First described in: J. Str. Br. Roy. Asiatic Soc. vol.73 p.275
Korinch's rat (Rattus korinchi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found only in western Sumatra, Indonesia, and is only known from Mount Kerinci and Mount Talakmau, where it is endemic to high elevations above 2000 m. It is only known from two museum specimens collected early in the 20th century. Genetic analysis indicate its closest relative is Rattus hoogerwerfi, another Sumatran mountain rat from which it diverged around 1.4 million years ago.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Rattus species group unresolved. Revised by Musser (1986). Represented by very few specimens, and morphologically unlike any other described species of Rattus. Member of the cluster of murine species endemic to Sumatra (Musser, 1986; see also account of Maxomys hylomyoides).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
Distribution: Recorded only from Gunung Kerinci and Gunung Talakmau in W Sumatra (Musser, 1986: 4).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
materials_examined
Type Locality: Indonesia, W Sumatra, Propinsi Jambi, Gunung Kerinci, Sungai Kring, 7300 ft (2225 m).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
discussion
COMMENTS: Revised by Musser (1986). Known by very few specimens, and morphologically unlike any other described species of Rattus.
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 2439228.