Leopoldamys sabanus
(O. Thomas, 1887)
Indomalayan Long-tailed Giant Rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Muridae |
| Subfamily | : Murinae |
| Tribe | : Rattini |
| Genus | : Leopoldamys |
Species status
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1887-10-01. Description of a new rat from North Borneo. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5)20(118):269-270.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30032421Original name as described
Mus sabanus
Other common names
Indomalayan Leopoldamys · Long-tailed Giant Rat · Noisy Rat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1895.10.4.27
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Saba [= Sabah], the district of North Borneo in which Mount Kina-Balu [= Gunung Kinabalu] stands," Malaysia.
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya
Country distribution
Myanmar · Thailand · Malaysia · Indonesia · Brunei
Taxonomy notes
previously included L. herberti and revertens (a synonym of L. herberti) and includes vociferans
Taxonomy notes citation
Balakirev, A. E., Abramov, A. V., & Rozhnov, V. V. (2013). Revision of the genus Leopoldamys (Rodentia, Muridae) as inferred from morphological and molecular data, with a special emphasis on the species composition in continental Indochina. Zootaxa, 3640(4), 521-549. · Burgin, C.J. 2017. Indomalayan Long-tailed Giant Rat Leopoldamys sabanus. Pp. 854–855 in Wilson, D.E., Mittermeier, R.A. and Lacher, T.E. (eds.). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 7. Rodents II. Lynx, 1008 pp.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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