Профиль таксономии: Rattus satarae (Hinton 1918)

Comments: A distinctive species with golden brown upperparts, white underparts, soft and dense fur, a very long tail relative to head and body length, and 2n = 42. Originally described as a subspecies of R. rattus by Hinton (1918:88), who noted that it was 'distinguished from all other Indian subspecies by its peculiar skull and relatively long tail.' Sympatric with R. rattus (wroughtoni, 2n = 38) from which it is distinguished by its fur texture, dorsal coloration, very long tail, and cranial, molec...