Mammals from Ceram. 423 



Although a certain number of specimens from the coast- 

 regions of Ceram had been previously obtained, no collections 

 have hitherto been formed from the central mountain region, 

 and it is therefore not surprising that I found the present 

 series of remarkable interest, for no less than seven species 

 out of twelve are new to science, and include one — the local 

 bandicoot — which needs distinction as a special genus. A 

 second species of peculiar interest is the tree-rut — Uromys 

 ful gens — which appears to mimic in colour the bright shoulder- 

 mantle of the large fruit-bats which inhabit the island. 



So far as I am aware, no notice on the mammals of Ceram 

 has hitherto been published, while our only previous collection 

 from there is a series of 108 specimens which were obtained 

 in 1909 by the late Mr. W. Stalker. But these were almost 

 all bats of widely-spread species, and having been collected at 

 Wabaii, on the coast, give no indication of the faunistic 

 peculiarity shown by the central highlands. 



The present series is therefore of very great zoogeographical 

 interest. 



1. Nyctimene cephalotes, Pall. 



(J. 37. Teloeti Bay. 



Previously obtained in Ceram by Mr. Stalker. 



2. Hipposideros diadema, Geoff. 

 ? . 33. Teloeti Bay. 



3. Rhinolophus sp. 

 <? . 32. Teloeti Bay, S. Ceram. 



4. Rattus feliceusj sp. n. 



cJ . 5, 14 1 ? . 9, 29, 34. Mt. Manusela. 6000'. 



" Trapped in thick jungle." 



A large spinous-haired species with 2 — 2 = 8 mammas and 

 a short, nearly naked, scaly tail. 



Size large, much larger than in R. mordax, about as in 

 ratticolor. Fur long, profusely mixed with spines, both hairs 

 and spines on back about 20 mm. in length, and the latter 

 about 0*5 in breadth. General colour above deep rich rufous- 

 brown, grizzled with blackish, the hairs slaty with rich rufous 

 tips; the longer bristle-hairs on the posterior back with buffy 

 tips. Sides clearer rufous. Under surface white, not very 

 sharply defined laterally, the hairs white to their bases. 

 Head browner and less rufous than back. Ears comparatively 



