Taeromys hamatus (Miller and Hollister 1921)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1189-1531 : 1506

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scientific name	Taeromys hamatus (Miller and Hollister 1921)
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[Rattus] hamatus Miller and Hollister 1921 , Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 34: 96.

Type Locality: Indonesia, C Sulawesi, Gunung Lehio , 6000 ft (1830 m).

Vernacular Names: Central Mountain Taeromys.

Distribution: Sulawesi: known only from a few montane localities in the central core of the island, 1280-2287 m; absent from lowland tropical evergreen rainforest formations.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Closest relative is T. taerae from the NE peninsular highlands.