Results of the Archbold Expeditions No. 100 Notes on the Philippine rat, Limnomys, and the identity of Limnomys picinus, a composite

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Alternative: Notes on the Philippine rat, Limnomys, and the identity of Limnomys picinus, a composite

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Series: American Museum novitates, no. 2636

By

Musser, Guy G.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, N.Y, American Museum of Natural History, c1977

Notes

Title from caption.

"October 13, 1977."

"Limnomys is a genus of small rats represented by a handful of specimens from the Philippine Islands. Three species have been included within Limnomys: L. sibuanus, the type-species, and L. mearnsi, both from Mindanao; and L. picinus from Mindoro. I show in the present paper that mearnsi is likely only a geographic variant of L. sibuanus, and that the holotype of L. picinus is a composite: the skin is that of a juvenile of Rattus mindorensis and the skull is from a specimen of Limnomys mearnsi. The content of Limnomys is then restricted to one species with possible geographic variants; that species is now known only from the mountains of Mindanao. Its possible relatives live in forests of central Celebes"--P. [1].

Subjects

Classification , Limnomys , Mammals , Philippines , Rattus , Rodents

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.2636, 1977

Language

English

Identifiers

LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/77379963
OCLC: 3629433