The southeastern xanthurus rat (''Rattus salocco''), is a
rodent of the genus ''
Rattus''.
Habitat
This species is known only from the southeastern peninsula of
Sulawesi
Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's eleventh-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Mindanao and the Sulu Ar ...
, where it has been found at altitude. Only three specimens of this poorly understood species are known; the last were collected in 1932 at the mountain
Tanke Salokko. The
IUCN Red List therefore lists the species as
Data Deficient
A data deficient (DD) species is one which has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as offering insufficient information for a proper assessment of conservation status to be made. This does not necessaril ...
.
Classification
Although ''R. salocco'' is usually considered a
subspecies
In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...
or
synonym
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of ''
Rattus xanthurus
The yellow-tailed rat (''Rattus xanthurus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found only in northeastern Sulawesi, Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania ...
'', ''R. salocco'' was recognized as a separate species more closely related to ''
R. marmosurus'' in the 2005 third edition of ''
Mammal Species of the World''.
References
Notes
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Rattus
Rodents of Indonesia
Mammals described in 1935