Melasmothrix naso 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 : 1373

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Melasmothrix naso Miller and Hollister 1921
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Melasmothrix naso Miller and Hollister 1921 View in CoL

Melasmothrix naso Miller and Hollister 1921 View in CoL , Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 34: 93.

Type Locality: Indonesia, C Sulawesi, Rano Rano, 6000 ft (1830 m); see Musser (1982 c) for additional information .

Vernacular Names: Diurnal Sulawesian Shrew Rat.

Distribution: Sulawesi; known only from tropical upper montane rain forest at Rano Rano and on Gunung Nokilalaki, 1950-2286 m ; probably occurs in upper montane forest on other mountains in C core of the island.

Conservation: IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: Stomach morphology described and contrasted with other Sulawesi shrew rats and the insectivorous Sommeromys macrorhinos by Musser and Durden (2002). Other morphological aspects, along with altitudinal distribution, diet, and ecology of this terrestrial, diurnal, and primarily vermivorous shrew rat reviewed by Musser (1982 c).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Muridae

Genus

Melasmothrix

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Melasmothrix naso Miller and Hollister 1921

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005
2005
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Melasmothrix naso

Miller and Hollister 1921: 93
1921
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