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SPECIES Rhizomys sumatrensis
Author: | Raffles, 1821. | Citation: | Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond., 13: 258. | Common Name: | Indomalayan Bamboo Rat | Type Locality: | Malaysia, Malacca. | Distribution: | Sumatra and Malay Peninsula (Chasen, 1940; Medway, 1969), Thailand (J. T. Marshall, Jr., 1977a), Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam (Dang et al., 1994), S China (SW Yunnan; Zhang et al., 1997), and Burma (Ellerman, 1961). | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | Comments: | Reviewed by Corbet and Hill (1992). Informative regional reports covering distribution, taxonomy, morphology, and natural history exist for Thailand (J. T. Marshall, 1977a), Burma (Ellerman, 1961), and China (G. M. Allen, 1940). Karyotype (2n = 50, FN = 100) documented by Hsu and Johnson (1963). |
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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
cinereus M’Clelland, 1842 dekan (Temminck, 1832) erythrogenys Anderson, 1877 insularis Thomas, 1915 javanus (Cuvier, 1829) padangensis Brongersma, 1936
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