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SPECIES Nesoromys ceramicus

Author:Thomas, 1920.
Citation:Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 6: 425.
Common Name:Seram Island Mountain Rat
Type Locality:Indonesia, Moluccas, Pulau Seram, Gunung Manusela, 6000 ft (1830 m).
Distribution:Endemic to montane forests of Pulau Seram.
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as Stenomys ceramicus.
Comments:Morphologically superficially similar to the Rattus niobe complex of New Guinea, but may not be closely related to that group (Ellerman, 1941; Flannery, 1995b). Originally described as a species of Nesoromys (Thomas, 1920c), but subsequently merged with Stenomys (Rümmler, 1938; Musser and Carleton, 1993). Known only by the type series consisting of three specimens (in BMNH) and an additional example in the Western Australia Museum (Helgen, 2003b).
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