Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
Reference for:
Leopoldamys siporanus
Expert:
Michael D. Carleton
Notes:
Department of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Leopoldamys siporanus
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Leopoldamys siporanus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Superfamily Muroidea
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
894-1531
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Leopoldamys siporanus
Leopoldamys siporanus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Southern Asia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Leopoldamys siporanus: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Vulnerable
Comment:
Comments: Originally described as a species, subsequently recognized as such by Ellerman (1941), but later treated as a subspecies of either Rattus sabanus (Chasen, 1940) or R. edwardsi (Ellerman, 1961). In its morphology, L. siporanus is distinct from either of those species. Where it fits within the web of phylogenetic relationships among species of Leopoldamys has yet to be determined. Leopoldamys siporanus might be closely allied to one of the extant species, but because evolutionary history of t...