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SPECIES Maxomys alticola
Author: | Thomas, 1888. | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 2: 408. | Common Name: | Bornean Mountain Maxomys | Type Locality: | Malaysia, Sabah (N Borneo), Mt Kinabalu ("from a high level"). | Distribution: | Known only from two mountains in Sabah, N Borneo: from 1070 to 3360 on Mt Kinabalu (Md Nor, 2001), and also on Gunung Trus Madi. | Status: | IUCN – Endangered. | Comments: | The name alticola was once applied to populations from lower elevations on Gunung Kinabalu, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra (Chasen, 1940), but was shown to be the name for a distinct species endemic to mountains of Sabah (Medway, 1964, 1977). Reviewed by Corbet and Hill (1992). Part of a suite of murine species endemic to Borneo (Musser, 1986; also see account of Chiropodomys major). |
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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
kinabaluensis (Chasen, 1937)
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