Rhizomys sumatrensis (Raffles 1821)
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Rhizomys sumatrensis (Raffles 1821) View in CoL
[Rhizomys] sumatrensis ( Raffles 1821) View in CoL , Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond., 13: 258.
Type Locality: Malaysia, Malacca.
Vernacular Names: Indomalayan Bamboo Rat.
Synonyms: Rhizomys cinereus M’Clelland 1842 ; Rhizomys dekan (Temminck 1832) ; Rhizomys erythrogenys Anderson 1877 ; Rhizomys insularis Thomas 1915 ; Rhizomys javanus (Cuvier 1829) ; Rhizomys padangensis Brongersma 1936 .
Distribution: Sumatra and Malay Peninsula ( Chasen, 1940; Medway, 1969), Thailand (J. T. Marshall, Jr., 1977 a), Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam ( Dang et al., 1994), S China (SW Yunnan; Zhang et al., 1997), and Burma ( Ellerman, 1961).
Conservation: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc).
Discussion: Reviewed by Corbet and Hill (1992). Informative regional reports covering distribution, taxonomy, morphology, and natural history exist for Thailand (J. T. Marshall, 1977 a), Burma ( Ellerman, 1961), and China (G. M. Allen, 1940). Karyotype (2n = 50, FN = 100) documented by Hsu and Johnson (1963).
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