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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER MYOMORPHA
--> SUPERFAMILY Muroidea
--> FAMILY Muridae
--> SUBFAMILY Murinae
--> GENUS Eropeplus
SPECIES Eropeplus canus
| Author: | Miller and Hollister, 1921. | | Citation: | Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 34: 94. | | Common Name: | Sulawesi Soft-furred Rat | | Type Locality: | Indonesia, C Sulawesi, Gunung Lehio, above 6000 ft (1830 m). | | Distribution: | C Sulawesi; known only by small samples from a few places in montane tropical rainforest formations (Musser, 1970d; Musser and Holden, 1991), 1800-2300 m; probably occurs throughout central core of the island in montane forest habitats. | | Status: | IUCN – Endangered. | | Comments: | Monotypic. Nearly indistinguishable from Lenomys meyeri in fur coloration and texture, tail color pattern, length of fur covering over base of tail, cranial conformation, and spermatozoal configuration, but differs sharply in molar occlusal patterns (Musser, 1981c). |
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