Margaretamys elegans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea
Template:Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Tribus: Rattini
Genus: Margaretamys
Species: Margaretamys elegans

Name

Margaretamys elegans Musser, 1981: 286

• Holotype: AMNH 223693/MZB 12151, adult ♂, skull and body in alcohol.
• Type locality: “Gunung Nokilalaki at an elevation of 6500 feet [=1980 m]”, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.

References

Primary references

• Musser, G.G. 1981. Results of the Archbold Expeditions. No. 105. Notes on systematics of Indo-Malayan murid rodents, and descriptions of a new genera and species from Ceylon, Sulawesi, and the Philippines. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 168: 225–334. hdl: 2246/1053 Reference page. 

Links

• Musser, G. & Ruedas, L. 2008. IUCN: Margaretamys elegans  (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T12796A3381531. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T12796A3381531.en

Vernacular names

English: Elegant Margaretamys, Elegant Margareta Rat