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--> FAMILY Muridae
--> SUBFAMILY Murinae
--> GENUS Rattus
SPECIES Rattus osgoodi
Author: | Musser and Newcomb, 1985. | Citation: | Am. Mus. Novit., 2814: 18. | Common Name: | Osgood’s Vietnamese Rat | Type Locality: | S Vietnam, Lâm Dðng Province, Langbian Peak, 5000 ft (1524 m; see Musser and Newcomb, 1985:18, for details). | Distribution: | Recorded only from two localities on Langbian (= Lam Vien) Plateau in the Dà Lat region of S Vietnam, 900-2000 m (Musser and Newcomb, 1985). | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | Comments: | Rattus rattus species group. A Lang Bian Plateau endemic morphologically and probably phylogenetically related to R. losea (Musser and Newcomb, 1985). Among the smallest in body size of the R. rattus species group. |
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